If one were to look down upon the island of Puerto Rico at night, they would see mostly darkness. A sharp contrast to what it looked like in early September. A sharp contrast to what it looked like before...
The community of Sutherland Springs, Texas is now the site of the most recent American mass shooting after a gunman opened fire in a Baptist church.
Sutherland Springs – located in Wilson County –...
On the morning of Oct. 30, 2017, Paul J. Manafort Jr. and his business associate, Richard Gates, surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation following indictments from a federal grand jury in the...
This article is one out of a weekly series by staff writer Tyler Newman titled World Outside Wilmington, which summarizes major events in international news.
Catalan parliament declares independence...
In Spain, a push for independence has persisted in the state of Catalonia, and there are many UNC Wilmington students studying abroad and seeing the Catalan independence movement firsthand, all experiencing...
This article is one out of a weekly series by staff writer Tyler Newman titled World Outside Wilmington, which summarizes major events in international news.
North Korea’s latest war of...
In recent months, Uber, the ride share app particularly popular among college students, has attempted to combat negative press concerning the company's treatment of females and a lack of diversity within...
Uber and Lyft, two mobile ride-share apps, became hugely popular the past couple of years; there are over 43 million monthly users between the two of them. Easy access, hassle-free payment and almost 24/7...
This article is one out of a weekly series summarizing major events in international news by staff writer Tyler Newman.
Crisis in Catalonia
Following a referendum for independence in...
64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock opened fire from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada late Sunday night Oct. 1 during the Route 91 Highway Festival, a country...
Rescinding a long-established ban Saudi Arabia has had in place, the country’s government announced Sept. 26 that women are now allowed to drive. This came after years of campaigning by a movement known...
Tyler Newman, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2017
Kim Jong-un vs. Trump
In the latest war of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump, the former issued a direct statement regarding the latter following President...
