Ivette Franco
Ivette is currently pursuing a masters in Spanish Journalism and Communications at Florida International University, and is also culminating her micro-masters in Supply Chain Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While she has over ten years of experience in business, she recently decided to pursue her passion of journalism. Ivette enjoys writing about economy, social issues, and entrepreneurship among other topics.
Flight cancellations and delays continue due to understaffed airports (includes video story)
Millions of air travelers in the United States continue to experience delays and cancellations after thousands of flights were canceled over Father’s Day weekend.
Delta...
Soil is disappearing worldwide and that means less food (includes video story)
Over Father’s Day weekend, Washington, D.C. residents joined thousands of others in more than 60 cities across the United States and Latin America to...
Federal Reserve raises interest rates to highest in 30 years (includes video story)
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate 3/4 of a percentage point in an effort to regain control over soaring consumer prices. This...
Special Report: Thousands gather for second March for Our Lives protest (includes video...
Four years ago on Valentine’s Day, 17 people were shot dead by a lone gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. A...
D.C. lawmakers hear testimony from shooting survivors (includes video story)
On Wednesday, the House passed a series of new gun measures in the wake of recent mass shootings.
Doctors, families and survivors from Uvalde, Texas,...
Job numbers top estimates but inflation concerns remain (includes video story)
According to The Labor Department, the U.S. economy created 390,000 jobs in May, exceeding the average forecast of 325,000.
“Working-age people have come back into...
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were both libeled, jury finds. (includes video story)
After six weeks of testimony in a defamation trial, a jury has found actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were both libeled.
Depp sued...
Gas prices likely to stay sky-high through summer (includes video story)
As families nationwide head into the summer driving season, gas prices have hit records every day for the past week. The national average is...
Biden threatens China over Taiwan takeover (includes video story)
New tensions between the United States and China arose Monday after President Joe Biden said that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were...
Biden invokes old law to increase baby formula supply (includes video story)
Families are scrambling to find baby formula to feed their children, and the Biden administration is taking action to alleviate the nationwide shortage.
“When I...