Rachel Costa
Rachel Costa is a student at Florida International University majoring in Digital Journalism and Communications. She was born and raised in Brazil, and enjoys reading and writing. In the future, she hopes to work in the publishing industry.
UN report states warming climate is at a critical point (includes video story)
The U.N. report on climate change released this week is being referred to as a how-to guide to defuse the climate time...
Biden speaks on lowering prescription drug prices (includes video story)
President Biden visited the University of Nevada on Wednesday where he said he is focused on strengthening Medicare and lowering the cost...
Universities meet with the White House for climate change forum (includes video story)
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, along with the University of Washington, convened a virtual forum on the impact...
Students across Florida walk out to protest Gov. Ron Desantis’ actions (includes video story)
After Gov. Ron Desantis requested records about transgender students and started pushing for a ban on diversity programs in state colleges, students...
White House addresses shoot-downs (includes video story)
The White House held a press conference after three more unidentified objects were shot down during the weekend following the shootdown of...
Washington, D.C. homeless forced to clear park near White House (includes video story)
An encampment-clearing mandate set for April was pushed up to February 15, leaving a small community of about 75 unhoused people from...
Lawmakers are pushing a four-day work week (includes video story)
A four-day workweek pilot program and income tax credit bill has been proposed in Maryland. If the bill passes, companies would cut...
DC’s Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year (includes video story)
The Washington, D.C. community gathered in the heart of the city’s Chinatown on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. The...
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors (includes video story)
On Wednesday, Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez led the 91st Winter Meeting of the Conference of Mayors in Washington D. C.
The danger of social media dependency and excessive screen time (includes multimedia content)
Social media dependency is an issue that plagues many in our digital age. Websites like Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, and TikTok are now...