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Frederick Lantern

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Frederick Lantern

Tylenol, the most used product that pregnant women use that helps reduce pain and maternal fever. Tylenol comes in many different kinds, the one shown above is used for cold and the flu, most pregnant woman would use the most used kind of Tylenol that is just white and has the word “Tylenol” written in red.

Trump Suggests Tylenol Links to Autism

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer October 8, 2025
The medicine cabinet staple that may impact your baby's brain development. Read the full details on the Tylenol-autism connection.
Rocky Mountain National Park, from Trail Ridge Road in June of 2025. Government shut downs have almost happened before this decade, but the government hasn’t actually shut down since 2018. Due to the government shut down, national parks such as Rocky Mountain National Park, have shut down.

2025 Government Shutdown: What to Know

Elena French, Staff Contributor October 6, 2025
The U.S government, under the Trump administration has gone into government shutdown due to a disagreement of parties over a funding bill.
At Delta University in Mississippi, a tragedy unfolded. A black college student was found hanging on a tree. The death was ruled as a suicide, however, this doesn’t seem believable for some.  Idoghor Melody/ Wikimedia/ CC-BY-SA

Hanging of Black College Student Sparks Nationwide Outrage

Angeline Ontiveros, Staff Editor September 29, 2025
21-year-old Trey Reed’s body found hanging at Delta State University prompting a thorough investigation to ensue in Cleveland Mississippi.
The FirstBank Colorado location closest to Frederick High at Colorado and Firestone Blvds in Firestone. PNC Bank announced that they plan to buy FirstBank for over $4 billion early next year and convert all their locations into PNC branches.

FirstBank Colorado Bought by PNC Bank

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer September 25, 2025
FirstBank, the largest regional bank in Colorado with over 700,000 customers, will be absorbed into PNC Bank next spring after a $4.1 billion buyout.
A peñero floats just offshore Margarita Island, Venezuela. Three small boats similar in size and design to this have been bombed by the US off the Venezuelan coast in the past month--one on September 2, one September 15, and one September 16. While the White House claims these strikes are to prevent drug transports to the US by Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro has accused the US of extrajudicial murder. (Wilfredor/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA)

US Deploys Military Forces to Venezuela

Elena French, Staff Contributor September 19, 2025
After destroying a small craft of supposed smugglers off the Venezuelan coast, the US has deployed 4,000 marines to combat drug trafficking in the Caribbean.
From left to right: Toothless circles Hiccup, ready to attack, in the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon (Universal/Dreamworks); Superman (David Cornswet) lies defeated in the Antarctic snow at the start of James Gunn's Superman (Warner Bros./DC Studios); a child runs down the street of Maybrook, PA, in the surprise summer horror hit Weapons (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema); Tony Todd performs in his final role as William J. Bloodworth in Final Destination: Bloodlines (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema); extraterrestrial Experiment 626 acts like a dog to get adopted in Disney's live-action remake of Lilo and Stitch (Disney).

The Top Ten Films of Summer 2025

Brandon Coon, Faculty Adviser September 6, 2025
Here are the films that lit up the 2025 summer box office—while none were runaway hits, the film industry as a whole is in a healthier place than last year.
The contestants of Love Island USA Season 7 gather for the August 25 reunion episode. Season 7 brought more views, more fans, and more drama to what has become the most popular unscripted streaming series of all time. (Peacock)

Love, Lies, and Villa Goodbyes: The Love Island Phenomenon

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Staff Writer September 4, 2025
As Love Island Season 7 wraps, we look at how it pulls off the tight deadlines and forced drama that have made it the most-watched unscripted show on streaming.
Over the summer, Texas went through one of the worst floods in history, with damage, and at least 67 deaths. These floods happened in Texas Hill County, and wiped out many communities. (Creative Commons)

Devastating Floods Wipe out Texas Communities

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer September 1, 2025
Over 60 people died in a Fourth of July weekend disaster in the Texas hill country that has local, state, and federal governments pointing fingers of blame.
A B-2 Spirit bomber taxis on a flight line as the sun rises in October 2014. A similar site could be witnessed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on June 22, 2025 after seven bombers (along with over 100 additional supporting aircraft) returned from Operation Midnight Hammer, which bombed three underground nuclear sites in Iran. The strike intended to destroy Iran's nuclear development program and came after a week of armed conflict between Israel and Iran. (Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/US Air Force)

US Bombs Iranian Underground Nuclear Facilities

Conner Pickett, Staff Writer September 1, 2025
While America's actions on June 22 stopped an ongoing war between Israel and Iran, experts are questioning if Operation Midnight Hammer was truly successful.
From left to right: Protestors peacefully marched in Downtown Los Angeles for the 'No Kings' protest (Larissa Puro/Flickr, CC-BY-NC); devastation in central Texas from flash flooding in July (WCK/Flickr, CC-BY); Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot as captured by the Gillette Stadium jumbotron at Coldplay's June 16 concert (Know Your Meme); Ozzy Osbourne performs in Rio de Janeiro, 2011 (Daniel Zappe/Flickr, CC-BY); President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to discuss a potential end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine (Huete, CC-BY).

The Top Stories of Summer 2025

September 1, 2025
Floods, firefights, protests, prosecution, Congress, and Coldplay—here's a rundown of some of the most notable stories of Summer 2025.
A billboard reading "No Kings in the USA!" stands above a car dealership in the small town of Valley City, North Dakota (population 6,580) on June 21, 2025. The No Kings protest, which became the largest protest in US history, saw major turnout in big cities, but even small rural towns across the country saw their citizens turn out

No Kings Protests Target Trump and Break Records

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Staff Writer September 1, 2025

On June 14, 2025, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest. Some were upset about the recent tariffs being levied and then rescinded against US allies. Others came to express discomfort over...

Uber, a place where people are able to go from place to place may be leaving for good because of what the ride-share bill has said about Uber and Lyft. The bill is still going today to make final decisions, but there has already been many changes to what will happen to Uber in the future.

Ride or Goodbye, Colorado

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer May 17, 2025

Uber is a ride-hailing delivery, and a transportation company that connects riders with drivers and couriers using a mobile app. Uber offers many services, such as food delivery (Uber Eats), ride-sharing,...