Breaking News Archive

5 news stories you probably missed this week

This week was a busy week in the news, but if you weren’t paying close attention you could have easily missed some of the most important stories. It might sound surprising, but an attempt to ban WhatsApp and all other forms of end-to-end encrypted

Rachel, Race, Identity, and Truth

Rachel Dolezal has been all over the news, sometimes misrepresented and frequently without a real hard look at the whole story. In some circles it hasn’t even been clear about what exactly the criticism was, and a misportrayal of it being about her “whiteness”

Mammoth toxic algae bloom growing off the West Coast

One of the biggest toxic algae blooms in recent history can be seen off the West Coast of the US right now, stretching from central California to Alaska. NOAA has been mobilizing scientists and experts to take control of the situation, and publicly says marine

95% of weapons get past TSA in internal check

To determine the effectiveness of what has become one of the most invasive airport security systems in the world, the TSA sent 70 undercover agents with weapons to airports across the USA. Shocking, 67 out of 70 agents managed to get through customs without