Saturday, July 5
Favorite If you were a toy, what kind of toy would you be and why?
Business: BMW
Favorite BMW, the German luxury automobile maker, is expanding into Mexico. The United States has been notorious in recent years for losing manufacturing plants and jobs, but Mexico is quickly catching up when it comes to automobile manufacturing. BMW will be building its first assembly plant,
World News: Israeli Teens Found
Favorite On June 12th, three Israeli teens went missing. They were only found last week, under a pile of stones near the West Bank. Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yilfrach, and Gilad Shaer were only teenagers when they were, we assume, murdered by suspected Palestinian militants. They were abducted as
Health: Salmonella Outbreak
Favorite Foster Farms just recalled dozens of chicken products because of a new salmonella outbreak. The outbreak has already affected over 500 people in the last 16 months in just the United States. Foster Farms, which is based in California, issued the recall after the Department of
Education: Kansas Education Reform
Favorite Remedial schools in Kansas are failing. Recent reports on remedial programs, designed for students to improve their skills in math, English, and reading before taking college-level courses, show that the programs are ineffective and in need of reform. A Developmental Education report
Technology: The Future of Flatscreens
Favorite Do you remember when the plasma TV was the coolest bit of technology to bring into your home? Just ten years ago, many people transitioned from the older, thicker cathode-ray tube televisions to the slimmer plasma TVs. As technology expands, as in any situation, old technology gets
Politics: American Pride
Favorite The Pew Research Center just found that fewer Americans think that this country is the best. The survey finds that the share of Americans who think America is the most exceptional, standing above all other nations, has fallen 10 percentage points since 2011, to 28% of Americans. The