Audrey Vieira, Sr. managing editor
February 2, 2019
Local
Allen Eagle Run (Allen, TX)
The 2019 Allen Eagle Run is scheduled to begin March 7 at 8 a.m. outside Eagle Stadium. The event features a family fun run, a 5K run and a sponsor area with giveaways and mascot photo-...
Maya Morriswala, Editor-in-chief
October 16, 2018
Local
On Oct. 13, the Foundation for Allen Schools will host its annual gala at the Courtyard by Marriott. This year’s theme is Nashville Nights.
About one percent of the 1.6 million juniors, 12 of which are from Allen, who too...
Divya Jagadeesh, News/feature editor
May 15, 2017
Global
On May 7, 82 of the near 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram three years ago were released in exchange for suspects of the militant group. The return of the girls is considered the biggest victory in the...
Divya Jagadeesh, News/feature editor
April 21, 2017
Global
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a bill April 13 that would legalize recreational marijuana use. If the bill passes, Canada will be the second country, after Uruguay, to completely legalize marijuana....
Divya Jagadeesh, News/feature editor
March 31, 2017
Global
The United Kingdom formally began its withdrawal from the European Union on Wednesday. The two-year process comes with multiple obstacles, including future trade deals between the United Kingdom and the EU and the pos...
Sara Schleede, Editor-in-chief
March 30, 2017
Global
British police made “significant arrests” on Friday in their investigation of the attacker accused of perpetrating a knife attack and vehicle rampage through London. The 52-year-old attacker is guilty of previous small-t...
Megan Shankle, Editor-in-chief
March 17, 2017
Global
Syria fired anti-aircraft missiles Friday at Israeli jets that were returning to base after bombing areas of central Syria. An Israeli military spokesman said the jets had already returned to Israeli airsp...
Sara Schleede, Editor-in-chief
February 24, 2017
Global
Bao Bao, the American-born panda who has spent her life in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was moved to her new home in Southwest China on Thursday. This was done in compliance with an agreement with China that all ...
Megan Shankle, Editor-in-chief
February 17, 2017
Global
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has started a campaign meant to persuade the United Kingdom to reconsider their decision to leave the European Union, claiming that citizens deserved to know the terms of Brexit whe...
Divya Jagadeesh, News/feature editor
February 10, 2017
Global
The city of Falluja, Iraq seems at risk of being recaptured by the Islamic State after Iraqi forces took the city from them in May 2016. Both American and Iraqi security officials worry that the Shiite government can't...
Sara Schleede, Editor-in-chief
February 3, 2017
Global
A French soldier shot a knife-wielding man who attempted to attack security outside of the Louvre Museum on Friday. The attacker was armed with a machete and was carrying two briefcases; he started attacking upon refusa...
Divya Jagadeesh, News/feature editor
January 27, 2017
Global
In southern Chile, more than 90 fires have burned through 180,000 hectares of land in one of the country’s worst wildfires in recent history. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declared a state of emergency last w...
