By Mahika Khosla Feb 14, 2026 Isabella Zhu Art On Nov. 28, 2025 at around 5p.m., a 17-year-old pulled out a firearm in Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall and shot at the chest of a man wearing a hat with the letter “m”—a symbol of the Sureno criminal street gang, and a rival to the teenager’s gang. As the shooting ensued, two women were injured and the entirety of the mall’s Black Friday crowd desperately evacuated. The charges for the suspect and his three acc

By James Tong Feb. 12, 2026 Welcome to the trolley problem of love, trust and happiness, minus the love, trust and happiness! A runaway trolley hurtles down a track towards five innocent people—tied with no escape. A lever can divert the trolley to another track, but another completely innocent person tied there will unfortunately be dismantled. With only seconds to decide, at least one death is imminent…should the lever be pulled? Better start digging a grave

By Brandon Koo Despite being home to over 200 billionaires, California faces serious budget deficits, particularly in healthcare. This irony has led to a proposal known as the California Billionaire Tax Act of 2026, an idealized measure that aims to stabilize the state’s finances but will ultimately drive out innovation and weaken the state’s economy. Ryan Park Art The act requires all individuals residing in California with a net worth exceeding $1 billion to pay a one-time

By Teresa Sun In corporations’ push for greater utilization of AI, the line between efficiency and quality is often blurred. Critics argue that Amazon Prime Video crossed that line by replacing professional voice actors with AI-generated dubs for several flagship anime titles. The action placed Amazon at the center of a heated debate over the role of artificial intelligence in creative industries. Dubs involve replacing the original soundtrack of a video with one in a differe

By Ayush Deshpande In August 2025, “The Stanford Daily”—Stanford University’s student-run newspaper—filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio, arguing that the federal government’s use of deportation to threaten foreign activists poses an active threat to free speech. Their decision to sue was primarily motivated by a responsibility to protect staff and students who fear speaking out due to threats from the government. If students and staff cannot voice their per

By Lauren Law “The Polar Express” is a magical, upbeat holiday song that captures the wonder, warmth and excitement of Christmas. However, instead of celebrating the festive cheer, the song was used in a TikTok video posted by @whitehouse—the official White House TikTok account—about ICE’s crackdown on deportation. The account first went live on Aug. 5, 2025. Its early posts included montage-style videos of Trump at rallies and official events, applying a soundbite where he s