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Feb 12 2025SPORTS

Sports Fairness: The Debate Over Transgender Athletes' Records

The Education Department recently pushed for a significant change in how transgender athletes' records are handled. They want to remove records, titles, and awards from transgender women who have competed in women's sports. This stance comes from a place where some believe that transgender women hav

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Fixing the Scoreboard: Why Sports Records Matter

The Education Department has called for an important fix. "Erased" sports records of girl athletes back to female athletes. The push comes after President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender women from women's sports. The NCAA and the NFHS have been urged to make these records accura

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Little Kids, Big Problems: Fixing Food for Babies in Ghana

In Ghana, babies and toddlers face a big problem. They are not getting the right food. This means they are not getting the nutrition they need. When babies turn 6 months, they need more than just milk. They need different foods to grow strong and healthy. But many kids in Ghana don't get this k

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Feb 12 2025ENVIRONMENT

Breathe Easy: How to Fight Air Pollution

Did you know that almost everyone on Earth is exposed to harmful air at some point? Nearly 99% of us are breathing in air that doesn't meet the clean air standards set by the World Health Organization. That's right, even when the sky looks clear, the air might not be safe. This isn't just something

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Congress's Real Power: The Money

Money talks, and in the U. S. government, it's Congress that speaks the loudest. The Constitution spells it out in black and white. It's all about the money. Congress has the power to control federal spending. This is a basic rule of the game, written clearly in the Constitution. Presidents can

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Are Juvenile Myositis Patients Reporting Accurately?

When it comes to understanding how kids with juvenile myositis (JM) are feeling, it is key to have tools that can accurately capture their experiences. One system that's been in the spotlight is the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, or PROMIS. This system uses fixed short for

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Feb 12 2025ENVIRONMENT

Seagrass Savior Squad: Can we Tranp The Plastic Problem?

Imagine if the ocean had a superpower against plastic, Seagrass does not look fancy, but it could be the ocean's best ally against our plastic problem. Microplastic pollution is a massive headache for our environment and it's expected to get even worse if left unchecked Microplastic pollution is a

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Feb 12 2025EDUCATION

Budget Slash Drops Education Progress Tracker in the Ditch

Big news in education: A major government agency that keeps tabs on how our kids are learning has just lost nearly $900 million due to a recent government money cut, and it's due to DOGE- Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE is doing this on the heels of their accountability based approaches

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Bird Flu's Unexpected New Jump: From Cows to Humans

H5N1 bird flu is showing off its tricks. In a surprising turn, a second type of H5N1 has possibly hopped from dairy cows to humans and we need to pay attention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health officials in Nevada reported that a farm worker in Nevada has been

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Feb 12 2025CELEBRITIES

YEEZY'S SIGNIFICANT ONLINE SETBACK

YEEZY online store was suddenly taken offline after a controversial t-shirt hit the shelves. The controversial item was a t-shirt featuring a swastika. This swastika t-shirt cost 20 dollars each. YEEZY's website was previously hosted on Shopify. Shopify's decision

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