On March 11, 2016, NBC News Chicago reported thousands of supporters and protestors of GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump lined the streets near the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) Pavillion. The Chicago police have managed to keep the two groups separated so far. However, multiple protestors were removed from the Pavillion prior to the beginning of […]
Donald Trump is the winner in Kentucky. The Atlantic reports that March 5, 2016, Super Saturday contests have resulted in Ted Cruz the winner in two states with Trump victorious in the other two. The Atlantic further reports that Trump, with about 86 percent of the vote in as of 11:30 p.m. EST, has won […]
Senator Bernie Sanders was victorious on March 5, 2016, he won the Kansas Democratic caucus, which had a massive turnout. Sanders won 68 percent of the vote, and opponent Hillary Clinton had 32 percent in the Kansas caucus. ABC News reports that Sanders has done very well among caucus voters, he also improved his odds by […]
On March 4, 2016, Ben Carson announced he is formally suspending his bid to seek the nomination for the presidency. According to NBC News, Carson made this announcement while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which took place near Washington, D.C. After the announcement, those in attendance at the CPAC gave Carson a […]
According to CNN on March 1, 2016, NASA has announced that astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth. Kelly completed a mission on the International Space Station that required him to be in space for almost a year. The astronaut is currently en route and will land at approximately 11:27 p.m. EST. He will […]
According to the Huffington Post, Donald Trump has won Super Tuesday’s Georgia Republican primary on March 1, 2016. He defeated Florida’s Senator Marco Rubio and Texas’ Ted Cruz. Georgia consists of 76 Republican delegates, which is the most delegates in all of Super Tuesday’s participating states. Georgia’s Evangelical Christian community has supported Trump on immigration. […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders welcomed an enthusiastic crowd after it was announced he had won his home state of Vermont. It was an expected win for the 74-year-old senator, yet the crowd was nonetheless jubilant as Sanders gave a victory speech to his constituents, after taking Vermont in a landslide victory of 88 percent. Although it was […]
According to CNN, the United States Special Operations forces captured an ISIS operative on March 1, 2016. The suspect is the first ISIS-involved individual to be captured. The suspect is currently in custody and is being interrogated though the exact locations of the interrogation and the capture are unknown. The U.S. Special Ops team, led […]
In Madison County, Ohio, Feb. 29, 2016, four Madison Jr./Sr. High students are recovering in the hospital after being shot by a fellow student. WLWT News 5 reported that the shooting occurred at 11:30 a.m. EST when the shooter, named by the Butler County Investigative Services as James Austin Hancock, a 14-year-old Madison Jr./Sr. High […]
According to NBC Chicago, the Chicago Public School District (CPS) announced on Feb. 29, 2016, that there will be more teachers being laid off in March, in order to comply with recent budget cuts. One month ago, the district’s central office employees received layoff notices. Over 220 district employees and administrative staff members were laid off, […]