The wildfire season across New Mexico this year has already been devastating. Fueled by intense drought, abnormal heat, and powerful winds, all a result of climate change, these fires have...
On April 25th, Twitter's board of directors agreed to a buyout proposal from Tesla CEO and business magnate Elon Musk for $44 billion, 11 days after Musk first offered on April 14th. The move has left...
On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, cementing the largest investment in American public works since the Eisenhower Administration’s Interstate...
Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, was voted out of office late Saturday, April 9 after losing a no-confidence vote in the country’s parliament. His replacement, Shehbaz Sharif, became the...
On March 4, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Opportunity Scholarship Act. It provides $75 million in funding to help up to 35,000 students per year across New Mexico. The scholarship covers tuition,...
“Soccer.” “My cat.” “Friends.” “Dancing in the rain.” “Tacos.” “Family.” These words that may seem insignificant are written on a wall on campus with an important...
On April 10, France held its presidential election. In the first round of voting, 12 candidates competed against each other, but when no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the two candidates...
Earlier this month, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham convened New Mexico’s legislature for a special session that focused on alleviating the economic burden residents face with elevated gas and food prices...
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On Thursday, April 7, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the court in its over two centuries of existence. She will be sworn into...
In February 2022, Maus, by Art Spiegelman, a book depicting his account of his family’s struggles throughout the Holocaust, was banned in a rural Tenessee county. It is a graphic novel, with the Jews...
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris embarked on her sixth international trip, this time to Poland and Romania. Her visit comes just weeks after Russia launched a full-scale attack...
