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The student news site of Independence High School in Frisco, Texas

IHS Knight News

The student news site of Independence High School in Frisco, Texas

IHS Knight News

Indians are photographed at India Gate in New Delhi, India. (BBC News/ George Wright)

UN estimates India will surpass China’s population

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief May 5, 2023

The United Nations (UN) predicts India will overtake China as the most populated country.  Although the original estimate expected India to outnumber China with a population of 1.425 billion people...

Biden speaks from the White House Rose Garden on April 24, 2023. (Associated Press)

Biden formally announces re-election campaign

Ibrahim Ali, Reporter April 27, 2023

President Joe Biden is running for re-election.  Exactly four years after he announced his last run for the white house, Biden released a video of his 2024 campaign for president with the Democratic...

Police station at Maple Street in North Dighton, Massachusetts where Jack Teixera was arrested on April 13, 2023. (Kylie Cooper/Washington post)

“Top secret” information about Russian-Ukraine war leaked

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2023

At least 10 documents containing “top secret” information about the Russia-Ukraine war were leaked on a “Minecraft” Discord server.  Discord is a gaming social media platform that allows people...

Trump looks at a news camera as he is escorted by NYPD officers into the Manhattan Courthouse on April 4, 2023.  (USA Today)

Donald Trump arrested on 34 felony charges

Ibrahim Ali, Reporter April 13, 2023

For the first time ever, a former U.S. president is facing criminal charges. Following Donald Trump’s official indictment by a New York Grand Jury on March 30, the former president turned himself...

Pekka Havisto (left), Finnish Foreign affairs minister, shakes hands with Anthony Blinken (right), Secretary of State, with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General, in the middle, on April 4, 2023 at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Finland joins NATO threatening Russian position in Russia-Ukraine war

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2023

Upon first glance, Finland’s integration into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) might seem like a swift exchange of documents. but it is much more than a basic alliance.  This strategic...

The four astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 29, 2023. (Josh Valcarcel/NASA)

NASA names first moon crew in 50 years

Srihansika Komanapalli April 5, 2023

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the four members assigned to the first lunar mission in 50 years, named Artemis II. Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and...

Paltrow gives her testimony on the second day of the trial. (The Washington Post)

Gwyneth Paltrow lawsuit: What happens when court cases go viral

Ibrahim Ali, Reporter April 3, 2023

Gwyneth Paltrow is setting the internet ablaze as the recently concluded trial over a 2016 ski crash between the Hollywood actress and a man named Terry Sanderson is going viral. Beyond the legal proceedings...

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the U.S. Congress in Capitol Hill, Washington on Mar. 23, 2023. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

TikTok CEO testifies before U.S. Congress

Srihansika Komanapalli April 3, 2023

TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before the United States Congress on Mar. 23, 2023 to defend TikTok against privacy violation allegations.  TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company,...

A protester throws cardboard to keep the fire going on March 16, 2023, at Concorde square near the National Assembly. (AP/Thomas Padilla)

France raises retirement age to 64

Srihansika Komanapalli March 28, 2023

Thousands of people lit up the streets of France with fire, deafening shouts of rage, and banners that read, “Retirement before Arthritis!” on Mar. 17, 2023. This is how the French responded to...

Texas State Rep. Bill Slaton introduces a bill to allow Texans to vote for secession on March 6, 2023. (Isabel Keane/New York Post)

Texas state representative introduces bill to consider secession

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2023

A bill enabling Texas citizens to vote on if the state should secede from the Union was proposed by Republican Texas State Rep., Bryan Slaton on March 6, 2023. HB 3596 detailed how Texas would be able...

Supporters of the proposed law in Seattle, at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP/John Froschauer)

Seattle becomes first city to ban caste discrimination

Srihansika Komanapalli March 6, 2023

Kshama Sawant was 6 years-old when she heard her grandfather call their Dalit (lower-caste) housemaid a slur. Today, 44 years later, Sawant is a Seattle City Council member who advocates for adding caste...

Ukrainian soldier waves flag of Ukraine standing atop a tank on April 8, 2022 in Hostomel, Ukraine. (Getty)

A year in war: Ukraine broken down

Ibrahim Ali, Reporter March 6, 2023

Russian infantry divisions bombarded the Ukrainian city of Odesa and its surrounding regions with dozens of missile strikes on Feb. 24, 2024. This event officially began the Russian invasion of Ukraine.   Ever...

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