By Stephanie Brito Beginning this Tuesday, same-sex couples throughout Florida will be granted marriage licenses. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Tallahassee has been instrumental in clearing the way for gay couples through his announcement on New Year’s Day, requiring all clerks of court to issue these marriage licenses. On August 21, 2014, Judge Hinkle…
By Nathalie Mairena It was Cold War hostilities that pushed the Cuban embargo in 1961. The embargo completely froze commercial, financial, and economic ties between the United States and Cuba, and thus it has remained for the past 54 years. That is until yesterday, December 17, when Obama said they would return to “normalized” relations…
by Jennifer Perez Following the outrage that erupted when Facebook deleted the accounts of hundreds of users, the social media site has announced that it is changing its real name policy.
By Daniela Morales Twitter has officially sued the US Government as of October 7th, alleging that the Justice Department’s restrictions on what the company can disclose publicly about national security requests it receives for user data violates their First Amendment rights. In April, Twitter submitted a draft Transparency Report – a report about the scope…
By Jennifer Perez The White House is said to be one of the safest places in the United States, yet recent events have challenged those assumptions. President Obama’s first official state dinner in 2009 was crashed by a couple, Michaele Salahi and her husband, Tareq.
By Daniela Morales In a matter of one week, three high school football players died on the field. Are they self-pressured to become pro players; are parents, friends, and coaches having an impact, or is it just the adrenaline of the game?
By Lessenitt Campos Tobacco, an unlikely ingredient with a bad reputation, is changing the way pharmacists and health experts view their approach to fighting Ebola. Before the death of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan, scientists began looking for methods to cure this deadly disease and stop it from spreading any further. But why tobacco?
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz Samantha Diaz ran away from home at age sixteen. She lived in a foster home that was so abusive that she preferred homelessness. She spent days wandering the streets with a gang of friends, depending on strangers’ compassion and their willingness to give money to buy food. They were all runaways, escaping…
By Cesar Zafra Widely known for her role as a Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, Emma Watson delivered an inspirational speech representing the United Nations in New York to launch the HeForShe campaign. The campaign aims to urge one billion men and boys to become advocates for the inequalities that females face every…
By Nicole Perez Teenager pregnancy has become an issue throughout the world but even more so in the United States. The Children’s Aid society is a program that helps teens walk through the right path when getting pregnant. This program also prevents teens from dropping out, getting an abortion and, in some occasions, committing suicide.