1. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Testifies Before the House Judiciary Committee At the House Judiciary Committee Hearing today, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testified that he has not discussed the Mueller investigation on the Trump administration and the 2016 election with the President. Whitaker and Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, argued whether acting AG Whitaker could answer...

On Jan. 14, the Los Angeles Unified School District had its first strike in 30 years, as roughly 34,000 teachers and staff members embarked the march alongside parents and students to demand reform in public education. The LA's teachers union used the walkout as a tactic to fight for improvements to public education. These demands include a decrease in the...

Getting a degree makes people feel accomplished, and is a way for many people to find career opportunities that would have been inaccessible to them had they decided not to get their college degree. Many students, including veterans and their dependents, choose to start at a community college, which saves money and makes the transition to a four-year university easier....

1. House Intelligence Chair Announces Sweeping Investigation Into Trump’s Finances and Russia According to CNN, House Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced on Wednesday that he and his committee would be undertaking a broad investigation into whether or not President Trump’s actions are motivated by his finances. In a statement, Schiff said that the investigation would allow the committee to determine...

1. New England Patriots defeat Los Angeles RamsOn Feb. 3, the New England Patriots won 13-3 against the Los Angeles Rams, making it the lowest scoring in Super Bowl history. The last time the two teams faced each other in the Super Bowl was back in 2002 when they were in St. Louis and Patriots were considered the “underdog”. According...

Death Toll Rises to 8 in Midwest and East Due to Arctic Cold A deadly and historic cold snap has taken a hold of Chicago, and other parts of the East and Midwest, because of a cold snap that was caused by the polar vortex. On Wednesday, Chicago’s temperature dipped to 21 degrees below zero, with a wind chill that...

The Sudanese government began a campaign to detain journalists covering protests following the injury and death of several demonstrators on Jan. 17, according to Africanews. Journalists from publications such as Anadolu News Agency and Al Jazeera have had their work permits revoked due to their coverage of the months-long protests regarding Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Sudanese citizens protesting al-Bashir’s rule...

On Jan. 19, a gas pipeline in Tlahuelilpan exploded, killing at least 85 people, leaving 58 others hospitalized and a dozen more remain missing. The explosion followed severe shortages of gasoline in central Mexico after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched a major crackdown on fuel theft, ordering pipelines to be closed in a bid to foil criminal activity. Mexico’s...

The longest game in a National College Athletic Association football game was four hours and fifty-six minutes. It was a 2003 game between Arkansas and Kentucky that went to a seventh overtime. Overtime at the collegiate level is different from the NFL. It is not sudden death and there is no kickoff. Teams flip a coin to decide who gets...

On Jan. 19, residents of Riverside and the surrounding cities attended the third annual Women’s March at the Historic Riverside Courthouse. Women and men arrived in droves as they urged each other to be the resistance. There were about 4,000 people in attendance listening to a dozen speakers, according to Kat Schuster of The Press-Enterprise. Comedian Laura Hernandez, Riverside Rabbi...