by Maura Campbell ’22 News Staff On Saturday, February 15, the United States and the Afghan Taliban agreed on a weeklong, partial treaty in the hopes of beginning a movement towards peace. Although the deal is not a complete ceasefire, it was intended to decrease violence in the region for at least the seven days […]
by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff Four members of the Chinese military have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for the hacking of Equifax credit reporting agency in 2017. The hackers stole the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans, including names, birthdays, and social security numbers. Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich said […]
by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff After a four-month period of impeachment processes, President Donald Trump has officially been acquitted of both articles of impeachment drafted against him, as determined by the trials conducted by the Senate. In September 2019, a government whistleblower issued a complaint against President Trump. Soon after, Speaker of the House, […]
by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff On Jan. 31, the United Kingdom officially terminated their membership as a part of the European Union—making the UK the first member state to withdraw from the Union since its early beginnings, as the European Economic Community, in 1957. Now composed of 27 countries, the EU acts as a […]
by Maura Campbell ’22 News Staff Candidates for the upcoming presidential election are making their last-minute campaign pushes as the early primaries begin. The Iowa caucuses to select the Democratic presidential nominee were held on Monday, February 3. Reporting on the results of these caucuses has caused unusual controversy, as there were inconsistencies with the […]
by Eileen Cooney ’23 Assistant News Editor This past Friday, Jan. 24, a large group of Providence College students and faculty made the long six and a half hour trek down interstate I-95 to participate in the 47th annual March for Life taking place at the National Mall in Washington D.C. Tens of thousands of […]
by Nicole Silverio ’22 This week, opening arguments began in the Senate regarding the House of Representatives’ impeachment of President Donald Trump. Both Democrats and Republicans have spent the last week making their case of whether r not to remove President Trump. After both sides has the opportunity to ask questions, they will vote on […]
by Will Devaney ’23 News Staff An outbreak of a mysterious illness called the coronavirus is leaving thousands infected across the world. Originating in Wuhan, China, it is believed that the virus originated in contaminated fish at a local sea market. Since the outbreak started in December, more than 6,000 people have been infected and […]
by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff The next United States presidential elections are scheduled to take place on Nov. 3, prompting voters to consider a number of diverse candidates. As of January 2020, there are 12 major Democratic candidates, and three major Republican candidates, including incumbent President Donald Trump. The eighth, ninth, and tenth Democratic […]
Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor With the start of the new decade, Australia continues to find itself under siege from a large swath of wildfires that continue to spread destruction across the country. The fires originally broke out in July of 2019, however the Australian government has struggled to contain the blazes despite outside assistance […]