According to a recent BBC article, President Donald Trump just signed an executive order that seeks to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. This order mandated the gradual shutdown of several of the Department's functions and called for transferring major responsibilities to state authorities. The administration's push to shut down the...
A recent study from the Pew Research Center reflects on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study looks at America's health, work, technology, and society nearly five years after the pandemic began. The survey looks at the growing partisan divide in the U.S., shifting attitudes toward institutions, and the ways in which daily life has...
As reported in this CNN article, Donald Trump delayed the TikTok ban by 75 days. TikTok went offline in the United States temporarily last Sunday before restoring its servers after Donald Trump promised that he would give TikTok an extension. In April of 2024, former President Joe Biden signed the TikTok ban into law after it passed through...
According to a recent article on AccuWeather, the Los Angeles wildfires have caused an estimated $250 billion to $275 billion in damages and economic losses, making them one of the costliest natural disasters in history. The fires resulted in 24 deaths, the destruction of over 10,000 structures, and burned more than 40,000 acres. The economic...