By Tom Gbean | Echo\ On Monday, 150 world leaders gathered at the COP21 climate talks in Paris to hash out an agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Amidst the cacophony of big players such as the U.S., China and India, who are lobbying for their climate policies to take precedence, are the representatives ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo] The Western illusion of safety from large-scale terror attacks was once again shattered last Friday. In the most grisly attack in a developed nation by a terrorist organization since 9/11, more than 120 people lost their lives after eight ISIS members, equipped with assault rifles ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo At the age of 45, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was elected the youngest Speaker of the House on Oct. 29. Ryan began his political career in the House of Representatives when he was elected as a U.S. representative of Wisconsin in 1999. Throughout his political career in the House, Ryan ...
By Tom Gbean| Echo News Hurricane Patricia emerged suddenly in the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, Oct. 20 as a tropical cyclone and quickly escalated into a Category 5 hurricane. With winds mounting up to 200 mph, Patricia was hailed as the strongest Pacific Ocean hurricane on record. The hurricane formed ...
By Tom Gbean| Echo As the dust settles after the scuffle of the first democratic presidential debate, one candidate stands apart from the rest of the contenders: Hillary Clinton is being hailed by many as the winner of the first Democratic presidential debate. Stephen Collinson, a senior enterprise ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo The U.S. and Russia have long opposed each other on the world stage, but the antagonism reached a peaked when the leaders of the two nations met this week at the United Nations Summit. Russian president Vladimir Putin and U.S. president Barack Obama traded words in a verbal battle ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo Russia rushes into Syria with questionable heavy armament and artillery while immigrants flood into Europe from the Middle East to seek refuge from war and persecution. Its most recent influx of military equipment caused the U.S. to take notice. Moscow has previously provided both ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo Last year, President Barack Obama issued an executive order to help accommodate the influx of illegal immigrants in the U.S. The Immigration Accountability Executive Order caused a controversy on Capitol Hill because it provided asylum for 300,000 illegal immigrants already in the ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo Tensions rise between North Korea and South Korea along the border. Unlike most Taylor students who were worried about what to bring to campus this year, some students were worried about whether or not they would make it to school. Bella Kim, an incoming freshman from South Korea, ...
By Tom Gbean | Echo China already has plenty to worry about, such as fulfilling its role in the international community as the world's second largest economy and facing rising tensions with Japan. Is tackling its pollution problem worth the effort? Though China's economic miracle strengthened the ...
Police gather on a chicago street after the shooting of Laquan Mcdonald.
Tensions remain high as Russia investigates the downing of it's fighter jet by Turkey.
Small island nations such as the Marshall Islands lead the talks on battling climate change.
French Citizens gather to pay their respects to the victims of the Nov. 13th attack by ISIS.
Displaced from their homes, many Syrian refugees do not know where to turn.
Timothy Wolfe steps down amidst protest from students who claim he mishandled racial issues on campus.
Pakistanis walk through the ruin after a devastating earthquake.
KKK members ride seven street in New York.
Paul Ryan takes on the top job of uniting the House of Representatives.
Renewable energy sources such as the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project shown above pave the way for the future.
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