Trump claims leakers ‘should be shot’
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Oct. 14, during a rally, President Donald Trump stated that people who leak military information should be shot. ...
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U.S., Israel launch strike against Iran in ‘Operation Epic Fury’
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor President Trump is briefed on Operation Epic Fury. Image courtesy of whitehouse.gov. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States, alongside Israel, launched a major military strike against Iran. The ongoing operation was nicknamed Operation Epic Fury. The attacks marked one of the most significant escalations between the two countries in......
Students, residents protest ICE in downtown Fredonia
Reading Time: 3 minutesFred Emerson Special to The Leader MAYA SIMONETTI | Special to The Leader Residents of Fredonia gathered at Barker Commons last Saturday to peacefully protest United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They cited recent arrests in workplaces and public spaces that they say threaten local families and children and contribute to widespread fear......
Trump delivers State of the Union address; 50 Democrats boycott
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.| Image courtesy of the White House President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Feb. 24 was the longest State of the Union speech in United States (U.S.) history, lasting one hour and 47 minutes. 50 Congressional Democrats chose not......
Recreational marijuana legal in New York: How does this affect our campus?
Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor New York has officially become the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana use. If you haven’t heard the news, on March 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows adults 21 and older to consume marijuana recreationally. The bill first passed the Senate with 40......
#BeTheChangeInClimateChange: Recognizing how the presidential election will affect climate change
Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN CAHILL, SARAH MAYFIELD, JUSTIN COHAN and JOE CASEY Specials to The Leader Climate change is a worldwide issue that will affect all of us more and more in the coming decades. According to the NASA Earth Observatory, 2019 was the second hottest year on record. While the Earth has......
Donald and Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19
Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES MEAD Managing Editor [Updated 10:03 a.m., Oct. 2] At 12:54 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. In a Tweet, he said, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine......
A message from Israel Ortiz: Black lives matter
Reading Time: 7 minutesALYSSA BUMP Assistant Life & Arts Editor Despite the fact that a pandemic is running rampant throughout the United States, thousands of people continue to gather to protest. These protests threaten to compromise participants’ health and wellbeing, but for many, it’s a risk that needs to be taken. On May......
Nurse responds to COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader In her 33 years working as a nurse, Nancy Lewandowski — my mother — said that COVID-19 is the scariest thing she’s ever seen. Lewandowski’s career began at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where she worked as a graduate nurse. After receiving her license and......
WHO exactly is to blame for a worldwide pandemic?
Reading Time: 5 minutesHOPE WINTER Special to The Leader It’s been yet another week of COVID-19 holding people hostage in their homes, and while Americans are beginning to go stir-crazy with their families, Trump continues to wave his finger guns. Every night at six o’clock, while American families sit down for dinner, Trump......