Nikesh Chapagain

Senior Contributor
Nikesh Chapagain is a Texan native who has spent over five years as a journalist and political analyst. He graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas and has since been published by the Texas Observer, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Business Journal, and many other outlets. His first book is The People’s Candidate.

Caitlyn Jenner Declares Her Candidacy For Governor Of California

Caitlyn Jenner is officially running for governor of California. Jenner announced the news on Twitter on Friday morning. I’m in! California is worth fighting for. Visit https://t.co/a1SfOAMZQ3 to follow or donate today. #RecallNewsom pic.twitter.com/9yCck3KK4D — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) April 23, 2021 She mentioned that she has submitted her initial paperwork and that her campaign website

NASA Extracts Oxygen On Mars For The First Time

On Wednesday, NASA hit a milestone in the history of our universe extracting oxygen from carbon dioxide on Mars for the first time. The test took place on a toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard the Perseverance rover called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) on April 20, the 60th Martian day, or sol, since

Derek Chauvin, Ex-Cop Who Killed George Floyd Has Been Found Guilty

After less than a day of deliberation, jurors in the trial of former Derek Chauvin have reached a decision, with a statement expected soon on whether the former Minneapolis Police officer will be guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all 3 charges. Charges

The Most COVID-19 Cases Ever In A Single Week

The whole world saw record numbers this week as COVID-19 cases were the most this week than any other week since the pandemic started. More than 5.2 million new cases were recorded last week. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that COVID-19 outbreaks have been increasing at an unprecedented pace for eight weeks as

NASA Mars Helicopter

NASA Flies A Helicopter On Mars For The First Time

On Monday, NASA was successful in flying its four-pound helicopter from the surface of Mars. At around 3:30 a.m., the twin carbon-fiber rotor blades started rotating furiously, and the Ingenuity chopper flew off the surface of Mars, reaching an altitude of about 10 miles, where it hovered, rotated, and landed gently in a 30-second autonomous

3 Dead After A Shooting In Austin, Texas

According Austin-Travis County EMS, three people were pronounced dead at the site of a shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. UPDATE: Active Attack incident in the 9600 blk of Great Hills Trl; To this point #ATCEMSMedics have obtained Deceased On Scene pronouncements of 3 adult patients. This is still an active scene, please continue to

One Man Killed In Nebraska Mall Shooting

A man was killed and a woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a Nebraska shopping mall on Saturday, according to police. At noon, Omaha police officers rushed to news of shots fired at the Westroads Mall, where they discovered a man with bullet wounds outside a JCPenny on the first floor. According

4 People From The Indianapolis Shooting Were From The Sikh Community

The deadly mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis this week shook the area’s Sikh culture, which lost four members in the gruesome attack. A former FedEx employee opened fire at a facility near Indianapolis’ main airport before taking his own life Thursday night, killing eight people and injuring many others. Investigators are

Law Enforcement Knew Suspect In Indianapolis Mass Shooting

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) named the gunman in a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indiana, during a press conference on Friday afternoon. Hole was also a former FedEx employee, according to police. The Marion County Coroner’s Office was still operating Friday afternoon to locate the victims

U.S. ARMY SGT. Charged With Assault After Aggressively Confronts Black Man

A US Army Sergeant has been charged with assault after a video of him shouting, threatening, and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood went viral. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters Wednesday that the soldier, identified as Jonathan Pentland, was charged with third-degree assault and battery in the April 8 attack.

Taliban Wants US Troop Out By May 1st

Taliban has said that they want all foreign forces out by May 1st. This comes after President Joe Biden announced that he is withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. President Biden announced Wednesday that the United States would pull its remaining troops from Afghanistan’s “forever war,” claiming that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 20 years earlier