Rachel Stevens, FISM News  [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] From his Vatican window, Pope Francis made an unexpected announcement to those standing in St. Peter’s Square that he is appointing 13 new cardinals to be confirmed in a ceremony on Nov. 28. The 13 appointees are churchmen from across the globe, in Francis’ efforts to reflect the global […]

Rachel Stevens, FISM News  [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A new federal report shows that many top U.S. colleges and universities failed to report an estimated collective $6.5 billion in foreign funding from countries like China, Russia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.  This report comes from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which outlines concerns about this funding having […]

Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Another hurricane is making its way to the U.S. coast today, specifically Louisiana. Weather.com stated that the storm strengthened overnight on Wednesday and is currently on a trajectory to make landfall Thursday, October 28th. There is currently a hurricane warning for many cities and communities in Louisiana and a […]

Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Describing themselves as “human beings, not dust,” thousands of Thai protesters demanding reforms of the monarchy marched to the German embassy in Bangkok to put pressure on King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who spends much of his time in Germany. Germany has said it would be unacceptable for King Maha Vajiralongkorn […]

Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Philadelphia experienced its second night of violence after a deadly police encounter with a black man on Monday. Protests and riots ensued after video footage emerged of officers shooting and killing a 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., who was approaching the officer with a knife and refused to drop it […]

Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Judge Amy Coney Barrett was officially confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States one week before the 2020 Presidential election. As anticipated, the 52-48 Senate vote fell along party lines, with Susan Collins of Maine being the only Republican to down the nomination. Collins is facing a tight […]

Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] In a 12 – 0 vote, the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Her nomination will now go to a full Senate vote. Every Republican on the committee was in attendance and voted to confirm, while Democrats boycotted the hearing.  Committee meetings […]

Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Short-form entertainment for your phone service Quibi released a statement late on October 21 that they will be selling their assets and shutting down their business. The company’s statement also states that they will “return cash to our shareholders and say goodbye to our colleagues with grace.” The statement further […]

Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Senate’s House Judiciary Committee voted to Subpoena Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to answer questions over their handling of a New York Post article about alleged inappropriate dealings between Joe Biden and his son Hunter while he was VP.  Last week FISM News reported the social […]