2022 Homecoming Court

 Candidates for Princess:

Sienna Alexander

Audrey Haught

Avery Newlin

Macy Thrasher

Candidates for Prince:

Tucker Rahn

Tristan Hinshaw

Brendan Frank

Jake Hampton

Candidates for Queen: 

Jillian Freeman

Jillian Kriech

Genevieve Malone

Faith Cox

Candidates for King:

Julian Zhou

Tyler Romer

Adam Bales

Riley Corona

The 2022 Homecoming Prince and Princess are Sienna Alexander and Tucker Rahn. And the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen are Faith Cox and Tyler Romer.

Steph Curry Vs. Donald Trump

Staff Reporter Courtney Palmer

    When Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank referred to Trump as an asset to the United States, Curry had a differing opinion. “I agree with that description, if you remove the “et” from “asset,” Curry stated in response to Plank’s previous statement. Curry then further said that he has spent multiple hours on the phone with his team at Under Armour, trying to figure out where everyone stood on the matter. Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, also sponsored by Under Armour, criticized the newly elected president. Although Curry is controversial to Trump, he says his loyalty remains with Under Armour despite the comment, due to the company’s support of his religious views.

Shia LaBeouf Arrested at Anti-Trump Protest

Staff Reporter Courtney Palmer

Shia LaBeouf was apparently involved in a scuffle outside of the Museum of the Moving Image. This followed with his arrest. The former ¨Transformers¨ star is planning to protest President Trump for the next four years with an art exhibit outside of the museum. The exhibit will include a white wall with the words HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US with a camera underneath it. LaBeouf encourages the surrounding public to participate by screaming the message into the camera while streaming live.       

China Tells Donald Trump to Lay Off Twitter

Student Reporter Allen Balay excerpted from CNN

   China has slammed US President-elect Donald Trump over his use of Twitter to conduct international diplomacy in a commentary published by the country's official news agency Xinhua.

Trump has earned a reputation for making unpredictable statements on Twitter that often depart from longstanding US policies and he's made several controversial comments about China.

In a Tweet late Monday, Trump suggested that China wasn't doing enough to rein in its nuclear-armed neighbor North Korea.

China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea. Nice!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2017

He's also used Twitter to accuse China of keeping its currency artificially low, of military posturing in the South China Sea and to announce that he'd spoken directly with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen -- upending a long-standing US policy.

Tables are Turning on Obamacare

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas excerpted from CNN

Republicans warned seven years ago that a health care law passed only by Democrats -- with no support from the other party -- would struggle to survive. The party-line vote to pass Obamacare, they said, was arrogant and reckless.

Now, the GOP is in charge, and poised to run afoul of its own warnings.

As Republican lawmakers begin to dismantle President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law, awaiting the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, they face the prospect of overhauling the American health insurance system without any help from across the aisle. Democrats appear increasingly determined to offer Trump's party as little help as possible.

Death of CorePower Yoga Founder Tice Investigated

Student Reporter Allen Balay, excerpt from CNN

Forty-eight-year-old Tice was found dead inside a multimillion-dollar home in the Sunset Cliffs neighborhood near downtown San Diego on Monday.

"Due to the suspicious circumstances related to the death ... San Diego Police Homicide Detectives were called to the scene and are currently investigating the incident," police said in a statement.

Tice's body was found by officers responding to a request that police check on the welfare of a resident at the property, the statement said.

Tice founded CorePower Yoga in 2002, starting with a single studio in Denver. The business rapidly grew into a network of more than 160 yoga studios across the United States.

Tice received a degree in Business from the University of Colorado and, prior to founding CorePower, he owned an information technology company.

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Warmer US-Russia Relations

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas

George W. Bush tried it. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton tried it. Now Donald Trump is trying to reset relations with Russia.

But could the unintended costs outweigh the benefits?

The President-elect's Russian gambit seems like a solid foreign policy goal, given that the estrangement between the rivals -- owners of the world's biggest nuclear arsenals -- is deeper than at any time since the Cold War.

Methane Levels in the Atmosphere Spike

                Staff Reporter Alex Batchelor

Carbon emissions have always been high and people are working to reduce them because of climate change. Although there is another dangerous gas with increasing levels: methane. Levels of methane have increased faster than at any point in the past two decades. Methane traps 28 times more heat than carbon dioxide. The surge was first noticed in 2007, and since then levels have gotten much worse. Rice production and livestock both emit dangerous amounts of methane into the atmosphere. 

US Returns to Japan Land It's Controlled Since World War II

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas

The US military this month will return to Japan's government more than 9,800 acres of land it has held since World War II, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Tuesday.

The 9,852 acres of land on the island of Okinawa, part of a territory officially referred to as the Northern Training Area, is in a large US military base complex on the Pacific island more than 960 miles (1,550 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo.

Colombia plane crash: Mourners and investigators search for answers

Staff Reporter Allen Balay: excerpted from CNN

Chapecoense, a Brazilian soccer team representing the city's 200,000 residents, would take the field in Medellin against Colombian club Atlético Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final.

It's an unspeakably tragic conclusion to what most consider a fairy-tale run in one of South America's most prestigious soccer tournaments.

The lack of apparent fire damage among the wreckage means investigators may consider fuel starvation as one of the contributing factors to Monday's crash, a person familiar with the early inquiry said. But fuel starvation on a commercial flight is very rare, one expert told CNN.

It was initially reported that 81 people were on board and 75 died, but those numbers were later revised as some passengers on the manifest missed the flight.

The plane took off from Bolivia's Viru Viru airport at 6:18 p.m. local time Monday, an air traffic controller told CNN.

Fidel Castro Passes Away

Staff Reporter Bre Tharp

Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro died on Friday, November 25, 2016. Castro was born on August 13, 1926 and he was 90 years old when he passed. He overthrew a dictator in 1959 and had power over Cuba for 47 years. An illness forced Castro to resign as president and his brother took over in 2008. Fidel Castro will always be remembered for the revolutionary mark that he left on Cuba.

Airline Worker Killed at Oklahoma City Airport

Student Reporter Allen Balay, taken from Fox NEWS

A gunman murdered a Southwest Airlines employee, then killed himself Tuesday at Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport in what police described as a premeditated attack.

Michael Winchester, 52, was shot while walking between a crowded terminal and the airport employee parking area. The unidentified suspect was later found dead in a pickup truck in public parking garage overlooking the scene. Police said the suspect appeared to die of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Oklahoma City Police Capt. Paco Balderrama said the shooter apparently knew the victim's schedule and routine.

"This individual went there and waited for the employee to either be coming or going to take this opportunity," Balderrama said. He wouldn't say conclusively that it was a "sniper-type" attack.

A LinkedIn page with Winchester's name described him as a ramp supervisor for Southwest and said he was from Washington, Okla., about 35 miles south of the airport. Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said in a statement that the airline would cancel all flights scheduled to depart Oklahoma City for the remainder of the day Tuesday.

The 1 p.m. shooting set off a scramble at the airport, with police immediately closing the sprawling complex and asking passengers inside to seek cover.

Election Results

Staff Reporter Ariana Delong
As of Wednesday, November 9th, in the early hours of the morning, the United States of America has elected their president for the next four years. Donald Trump took the lead in electoral votes and beat the democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, 279 to 228.

Rescuers Still Searching for a Boy in a Chinese Well

Staff Reporter Alex Batchelor

In Hebei, China rescue crews are searching for a 5-year-old boy who fell into a well. He has been stuck in the deserted well for four nights now. The boy fell in Sunday while helping his father into a one-foot wide well. The well is too narrow for any adult rescuers to climb in and rescue him at this time. Rescuers have been digging out the well, being cautious, since the sand is soft and can collapse. Rescuers have been sending food and water down ,but do not know if the boy is still alive.

Janet Reno, First Female US Attorney General, Dies at 78

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas

Janet Reno, former US attorney general under President Bill Clinton, died Monday morning following a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her sister Maggy Hurchalla said. She was 78.

Reno, the nation's first-ever female attorney general, served in the Clinton White House from 1993 to 2001.

The 2016 Presidential Election

Staff Reporter Ariana DeLong

With the election coming to a close, a lot of us don't really know what to do with ourselves. Many of us who could vote finally seemed to have our minds made up on who will receive our precious vote, but with the recent events that have unfolded, they seem to be on the line again. Between the FBI reopening their investigation over Hillary Clinton's emails and Donald Trump's awful remarks, the parties are even more outraged at each other, and some even have jumped ship. With time running out, all we can do is sit back and watch. Those of you that can vote, I encourage you not to throw your vote away. Make sure your voice is heard. The 2016 Presidential election is Tuesday, November 8th.

Bracing for the Final Stretch

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas

The most unpredictable, stupid and just plain nasty presidential campaign in modern times is heading into its final full week.

Hillary Clinton, who just three days ago seemed on a glide path to a date with history, is suddenly on the defensive. The former secretary of state is again tripped up by her ill-fated decision to use a private email server during her time in office.

Obamacare to Linger After Obama Is Gone

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas

President Barack Obama leaves the White House in 12 weeks, but the law that bears his name will polarize politics long after he's gone.

Big price hikes to Affordable Care Act premiums announced this week mean that Obama's proudest legislative achievement will fail to resolve the decades-old controversy surrounding the government's role in managing the cost of and access to health care.

Slow Cooker Recall

Student Reporter Alex Batchelor

Several models of 3-Squares brand rice and slow cookers were recalled on Tuesday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision. The recall is due to wiring problems that may cause fires and electric shocks. The versions being recalled are Tim3 Machin3 and Mini Tim3 Machin3. Nearly 175,000 affected models were sold in the U.S. and about 100 in Canada. 3 incidents have been reported about the defective slow cookers. Anyone owning an affected slow cookers should stop using it immediately and contact 3 Squares. 3 Squares will ship a new one to you at no cost.

CNN Poll of Polls:Clinton Leads by 8 Points

Staff Reporter Brayden Thomas
Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by eight points among likely voters, according to the most recent CNN Poll of Polls, released Monday.The poll average shows Clinton has 47% of support from likely voters, Trump at 39% support, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson with 7% and Green Party with 2%.