President Emmanuel Macron of France has recently been facing widespread public criticism in his country. The controversy escalated significantly when Macron selected a new prime minister on Sept. 9, according to The Economist.
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Kent Broussard dreamed of becoming a tubist in the marching line for Louisiana State University after seeing a halftime show during a game he attended as a child. Years went by, and Broussard never reached that goal, until he retired from his job and decided now was the time to try, Steve Hartman reported in his “On the Road” series with CBS.
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A tragic school shooting at Evergreen High School, about 30 miles west of Denver, has left two students hospitalized and the community in shock, according to The Associated Press.
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As a climax to the various World War II remembrance celebrations this year, Sept. 3 marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Chinese government. The People’s Republic of China celebrated with a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where, according to CNN World, over 50,000 people gathered.
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A Gen Z movement in Nepal sparks protests against governmental corruption and a social media ban, leading to 22 deaths, multiple resignations and a fire at the parliament building, according to BBC.
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President Donald Trump announced a “public safety emergency” on Aug. 11 and deployed 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. Although violent crime in the city is at a 30-year low, according to D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser, Trump maintains that the nation’s capital is in a state of “complete and total lawlessness.”
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Conservative activist, close ally of President Donald Trump and the founder of the nation’s pre-eminent right-wing youth activist organization Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University.
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The state of Florida is aiming to eliminate vaccine requirements, being the first state to do so in the United States. The statement was officially made by Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, on Sept. 3.
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Charlie Kirk was only a few minutes into speaking for an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, when a single shot rang out from a nearby building.
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Good News Lions is the Nation & World section’s bi-weekly news segment, highlighting positive news in the country and around the world. The theme of this article is recent animal and land conservation accomplishments.
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The Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis suffered a shooting this past week on Aug. 27. The armed assailant opened fire during an active Mass attended by students of the Annunciation Catholic School, and was later found dead at the back of the church, with a gunshot wound to the head, according to NBS news.
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After a week of viral rumors circulating about President Donald Trump’s death, he has offered his first in-person comments dismissing the online conspiracy theories.
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President Trump has recently imposed an outstanding 50% tariff on most Indian imports, punishing the country for its continuous trade with Russia for discounted oil, according to The Guardian.
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Interest in foreign travel to the United States has dropped significantly during the Trump administration so far, particularly among European and Canadian visitors. This trend is partly driven by recent trade disputes and immigration tensions.
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President Donald Trump in a recent initiative in reducing government size has now gone after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Operations at the bureau were halted in early February, according to NBC Chicago, and a stream of legal concerns has followed the situation, which puts CFPB efforts to protect consumers in peril.
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Harvard University, in its fight against the Trump administration, filed a lawsuit on Apri 21. against the administration's actions to terminate the university’s funding. Harvard argued that the administration violated its constitutional rights and endangered its “academic independence,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in Massachusetts, NPR reported.
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During a Palm Sunday celebration in Nigeria on April 13, at least 54 Christians were reportedly killed at the hands of Islamic Fulani herdsmen, according to DailyWrap. The attack was carried out on a Nigerian Christian farming community in North-Central Nigeria, according to AP News.
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Good News Lions is the Nation & World section’s bi-weekly news segment, highlighting positive news in the country and around the world. The theme of this article is good Samaritan recognition and sustainable conversion of methanol.
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Japan became the first country to build a 3D-printed railway station on March 26 when it created a new version of Hatsushima Station in Arida, Japan, in under six hours. The new 3D printed station replaced an ageing wooden structure, and was assembled with pre-printed parts that were put together by cranes between the departure of the last train and the first train arrival the next morning, The Independent reported.
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Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, leader of the Roman Catholic Church and Patriarch of the West, passed away at the age of 88 on the morning of Monday, April 21.
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