By Amie Anh Feb. 11, 2026 Krio Moon Art On the early morning of Jan. 3, U.S. forces bombed Caracas, Venezuela, killing more than 80 people and capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flore. As of Feb. 4, Maduro awaits trial at Metropolitan Detention Center in New York for federal charges of narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking. The Trump administration defended the military operation by claiming that Maduro was facilitating drug traf

By Chelsea Lu Feb. 11, 2026 Every New Year starts with the same things: a countdown, a promise for self-improvement and an unspoken understanding that at least one New Year’s resolution will not survive past the first month. Still, the tradition endures, with over a third of Americans making resolutions every year, according to the Pew Research Center. Helen Ruan Art The habit of making resolutions can be partly attributed to the period of time at the be

By James Yu Feb. 11, 2026 Exhausting commutes. Soul-crushing assignments. Debilitating meetings. While many may feel that work is isolating, for some pet owners emotional support is on the way. Across the country, workplaces are adopting pet-friendly policies, allowing employees to bring their pets to the office. Companies are opening up the traditionally hairless and two-legged workplace to employees’ furry four-legged friends, primarily dogs and cats, in or

By Sarah Perez Feb. 11, 2026 Do the ends justify the means? Are some rules absolute, regardless of the situation? Should we judge actions by the principles they follow, or the results they produce? Different people may have different answers to ethical questions based on their ethical principles. Ethical principles are formed by an individual's worldview—the specific outlook and standards they use to approach life, often influenced by culture, education, rel

By Dylan Xie Feb 15, 2026 Kira Yoshioka-Gutierrez Art When the European Union (EU) recently switched from adoption to enforcement of their new Digital Services Act (DSA) on Dec. 5, 2025, it marked one of the largest escalations over control, truth and speech on the internet. This is yet another intrusion from the EU on American social media, censoring what they consider disinformation and encroaching on First Amendment rights in the process. The new DSA act gran

By Ariel Lee Feb 15, 2026 On Dec. 3, 2025, an Instagram photo of eight Branham High School students forming a Nazi swastika with their bodies on the school’s football field circulated the internet, prompting reports of a possible hate crime and an investigation by their school and district. This image, taken on the same day it was posted, included a caption quoting Nazi leader Adof Hitler’s Reichstag speech in German, which supported the extermination of Jews. A