By Ana Madero GSS Correspondent PARIS — As the sun sets here, the Eiffel Tower, instead of shining its usual yellow, reflects the black, yellow and red of the Belgian flag. No stranger to tragedy, Paris will no doubt serve as…
By Megumi Sano GSS Correspondent LONDON — It was just another English class, 3rd period on a Tuesday, when I read these lines from "Hamlet," in which King Claudius ponders what he has done by murdering his brother: "In the…
By Kellen Browning GSS Correspondent DAVIS, Calif. — The list of outrageous claims and declarations that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has tweeted, posted and voiced throughout the 2016 primary is, by this point, lengthy and well-documented. So let’s focus…
By Megumi Sano GSS Correspondent PARIS — Currently, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or the so-called ISIS, is expanding its territory across Syria and Iraq. ISIS is a jihadist extremist militant group and has been recruiting thousands…
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Nov. 25, 2015 following the terror attacks in Paris. Today's address by President Obama to the Islamic Society in Baltimore echoes many of the same points Lopez makes below. STOCKTON, California —…
By Matthew Kimani GSS Correspondent STOCKTON, California — Seven years into his presidency, President Barack Obama’s visit Feb. 3 to the Islamic Society of Baltimore was a much needed gesture of friendship and solidarity with American Muslims. Since 9/11, Muslim…
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent Islam is not synonymous with terrorism. ISIS and al-Qaida are not Muslim groups. The Quran is not a book of extremist principles. So why every time there is a terrorist attack, we are quick to blame Muslims?…
By Jack Hennessy, GSS correspondent STANFORD, California — As the world continues to mourn for Paris in the wake of last Friday’s terror attacks, students at a vigil held at Stanford University on Sunday questioned why the show of solidarity did not extend…
PARIS — Friday, Nov. 13 was a very long night, for all of us as journalists, but also as Parisians, as we stood witness to atrocities our city has never suffered. This morning, we wake up to a changed city,…