Last week, Microsoft released a Twitter artificial-intelligence robot that was designed to interact with other Twitter users. The AI bot, called “Tay,” was supposed to have the personality of a teenage...
The primaries on both the Republican and Democratic sides have been, to say the least, interesting. The antiestablishment rhetoric, preached on both ends, have brought would-be apolitical non-voters crawling...
President Obama’s historic three-day trip to Cuba has set a precedent in terms of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba as he is the first U.S. president to visit the country in 88...
Brussels quaked with three explosions early Tuesday morning. Two blasts occurred in the main terminal of Zaventem airport, and the third occurred in the Maelbeek metro station. The explosions left at least...
Amid all the name-calling, lies, and general nastiness that has come to pass in this particular election cycle, one legitimate issue has risen to the forefront in rhetoric from both the Republican presidential...
Recently, President Obama announced his nomination to replace late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama’s selection was Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit Merrick...
The new SAT premièred this past weekend, to an audience of 300,000 students. The new standardized test for high-schoolers comes at a time when the importance and relevance of standardized testing for...
The U.S. use of drone strikes to combat terrorism-related threats across the globe has received its fair share of condemnation from the general public amid speculation on the civilian death toll. While...
Drugs have become a hot-button topic in the past few years. Although they’ve always seemed to find a place in the political forefront, the discussion about drugs has made a notable shift. At the outset...
The 2016 presidential election is a stark example of lopsided media attention, perhaps one of the most in recent history. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has the legion of old-media institutions...
In 2014, Gov. Terry Branstad was re-elected to his sixth overall term with 59 percent of the popular vote, winning every county except Johnson County. He is now the longest serving governor in U.S. history....
The Johnson County minimum-wage mandate has proven to be a point of contention for low-wage employees and small-business owners since its implementation. The county felt the first wave on the Nov. 1 with...
