U.S. Politics
On March 3, the 2026 Midterm season officially began as one of these three states held the first primary elections of the year.
What are Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas?
This country is marking a little over one year since the fall of the Assad regime; however, fighting between the new government and other groups broke out near Aleppo last week.
What is Syria?
Known as the "Last Great Race," this 1,000-mile dog sled race began in Alaska on March 7.
What is The Iditarod?
NASA engineers are currently working to fix a flow problem with this gas, used to pressurize fuel tanks, which caused a delay for the Artemis II mission.
What is Helium?
The 98th edition of this famous award ceremony was held yesterday in Los Angeles, celebrating the best movies of the past year.
What are The Oscars (Academy Awards)?
Students across the country celebrated the joy of reading on March 2nd, an event that coincides with the birthday of this famous children's author.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
Last Monday, President Trump awarded this highest military decoration to three U.S. Army soldiers during a ceremony at the White House.
What is the Medal of Honor?
French President Emmanuel Macron made headlines on March 3 for a major speech regarding this type of "deterrent" weapon to keep Europe safe.
What are Nuclear Weapons?
This Mercedes driver took the checkered flag to win the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday, March 8.
Who is George Russell?
Scientists released a new AI-powered app this week called "DinoTracker" that can help identify these based on photos taken in the wild.
What are dinosaur footprints (or tracks)?
This Ryan Coogler film about soul-seeking vampires made history this week by entering the Oscars with a record-breaking 16 nominations.
What is Sinners?
College basketball fans are gearing up for "Selection Sunday" next week, which officially starts this massive 68-team tournament.
What is March Madness?
This term describes the second round of voting required in Texas after neither Senator John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton secured over 50% of the vote last week.
What is a Runoff Election?
On March 2, an Iranian drone attack reportedly shut down a major oil refinery in this city, often called the "lifeblood" of the Saudi economy.
What is Ras Tanura?
This international baseball tournament, featuring teams from the U.S., Japan, and Puerto Rico, began its first "pool play" games on March 5.
What is the World Baseball Classic?
This massive telescope released new images last week showing a "higher than expected" amount of oxygen in the atmosphere of Jupiter.
What is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?
On March 3, news broke that this Meta CEO spent $170 million on a record-breaking new mansion in Miami.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
On March 2, the company Ripple made headlines by connecting its tech to the DTCC, the system that processes almost all trades on this "Street" in New York.
What is Wall Street?
He is the former Governor of North Carolina who won his primary last Tuesday and will face Michael Whatley for a key U.S. Senate seat this November.
Who is Roy Cooper?
He is the current leader of the transitional government in Syria who met with international officials last week to discuss the country's future.
Who is Ahmed al-Sharaa?
March 6 was a frantic day for this professional league as teams rushed to finish all player trades before the official 3:00 PM deadline.
What is the NHL (National Hockey League)?
Researchers at Yokohama National University discovered a new species of "marine fungus" that can kill this toxic ocean problem.
What are Algae Blooms?
This movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a post-dystopian America, was the heavy favorite to win Best Picture at yesterday’s awards.
What is One Battle After Another?
This tiny island nation in the Mediterranean is hosting the ISU Figure Skating Junior World Championships this week.
What is Estonia?
This is the name of the ongoing military operation involving U.S. and Israeli strikes aimed at stopping drone and missile attacks in the Middle East.
What is Operation Epic Fury?
This international "day," celebrated yesterday on March 8, honors the social, economic, and political achievements of women worldwide.
What is International Women's Day?
This Australian F1 driver and crowd favorite finished on the podium in his home country’s race yesterday, moving him up in the championship standings.
Who is Oscar Piastri?
A team at NC State introduced a new type of "composite material" last week that has this special ability to repair its own cracks.
What is Self-Healing?
This new Nintendo console saw its first major hit this week with the release of Pokémon Pokopia.
What is the Switch 2?
Thousands of protesters in this country marched last week to demand more rights for women, despite the ongoing conflict with the U.S. and Israel.
What is Iran?