On March 9, 2024, Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead in his car. Reports suggested suicide, but his lawyers and family attested to his “good spirits” sparking a debate regarding the suspicious nature of his death.
In a similar turn of events, on Nov. 26, 2024, OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment. While reports suggested...
On Inauguration Day, Monday Jan. 20, 2025, protestors gathered at San Bernardino City Hall in observance of the National Day of Action to mobilize against “Trump’s ultra-right, billionaire agenda.” As one of over 80 cities taking part in the action, amidst the roaring winds, people from all walks of life in the Inland Empire took a stance in the...
The recent outbreak of fires in Los Angeles (LA) have amounted to an estimated economic loss of $250 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster in United States (U.S.) history. The fires first spread through neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu, and over the past three weeks, firefighters have battled these fires.
With these fires spreading — threatening communities...
Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, the Clay Fire erupted in Riverside County, burning approximately 40 acres of land. As of Saturday, Jan. 25. 2025, the Clay Fire is 100 percent contained, however, the causes of the fire remain unclear and an investigation is currently underway.
First reported at 5 p.m., the blaze began “near the intersection of Van Buren...
After his inauguration into the United States (U.S.) presidency, Donald J. Trump has issued a barrage of executive orders in his first week of office. In an effort to reverse policies enacted during Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration, in his “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” President Trump revoked 78 Biden-era executive orders.
Within hours of...
Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside’s (ASUCR) third meeting of winter quarter was called to order at 7:02 p.m. The meeting began with a friendly amendment to the agenda, adding the Executive Cabinet's "Statement on the Inauguration of President Trump," to new business.
Makai Harrison, Vice Chair of UCR’s chapter of California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), was...
After 470 days of genocide, negotiation efforts between Hamas and Israel have resulted in a temporary ceasefire. In the first phase of this three phase plan, on Sunday, Jan 19, 2024 three Israeli hostages were exchanged for approximately 90 Palestinian prisoners of war.
The start of this ceasefire was set to begin on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2024 at 8:30 a.m....
As fires continue to burn throughout Los Angeles (LA) County for the third week in a row, over 200,000 residents have rushed to escape the flame — including many members of the University of California, LA (UCLA) community.
The Palisades fire — the largest of the over a dozen fires scorching LA — has burned over 23,700 acres since its...
On Nov. 2, 1983, former President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law designating the third Monday of January a federal holiday. The holiday serves in remembrance of the civil rights leader Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.
First introduced just four days after his assassination, this legislation took over 15 years of persistence from civil rights activists to...
Since 2019, President Donald Trump has been served six different cases involving non-disclosure payments, classified documents, election subversions and civil fraud. These include the hush money, 2020 election interference, Washington election subversion, Florida classified documents and New York civil fraud cases, which gained significant attention.
In March 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged President Donald Trump with falsifying business...