diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
index 5877c736..551f9d49 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class ProjectController extends Controller
     public function store(Request $request)
     {
         // TASK: Currently this statement fails. Fix the underlying issue.
+        $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
         Project::create([
             'name' => $request->name
         ]);
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ public function mass_update(Request $request)
         //   where name = $request->old_name
 
         // Insert Eloquent statement below
-
+        Project::where('name', $request->old_name)
+            ->update(['name' => $request->new_name]);
         return redirect('/')->with('success', 'Projects updated');
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ public function destroy($projectId)
         Project::destroy($projectId);
 
         // TASK: change this Eloquent statement to include the soft-deletes records
-        $projects = Project::all();
+        $projects = Project::withTrashed()->get();
 
         return view('projects.index', compact('projects'));
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
index 9b8c73dc..d40e5d91 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
@@ -15,14 +16,16 @@ public function index()
         //   order by created_at desc
         //   limit 3
 
-        $users = User::all(); // replace this with Eloquent statement
+        // $users = User::all(); // replace this with Eloquent statement
+            $users = User::whereNotNull('email_verified_at')->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->limit(3)->get();
 
         return view('users.index', compact('users'));
     }
 
     public function show($userId)
     {
-        $user = NULL; // TASK: find user by $userId or show "404 not found" page
+        // $user = NULL; // TASK: find user by $userId or show "404 not found" page
+        $user = User::findOrFail($userId);
 
         return view('users.show', compact('user'));
     }
@@ -31,8 +34,16 @@ public function check_create($name, $email)
     {
         // TASK: find a user by $name and $email
         //   if not found, create a user with $name, $email and random password
-        $user = NULL;
-
+        // $user = NULL;
+         $user = User::firstOrCreate(
+            [
+                'name' => $name,
+                'email' => $email,
+            ],
+            [
+                'password' => bcrypt(Str::random(10)),
+            ]
+         );
         return view('users.show', compact('user'));
     }
 
@@ -40,7 +51,14 @@ public function check_update($name, $email)
     {
         // TASK: find a user by $name and update it with $email
         //   if not found, create a user with $name, $email and random password
-        $user = NULL; // updated or created user
+        // $user = NULL; // updated or created user
+        $user = User::updateOrCreate(
+            ['name' => $name], // Search criteria
+            [
+                'email' => $email,
+                'password' => bcrypt(Str::random(10)) // Set password if creating new user
+            ]
+        );
 
         return view('users.show', compact('user'));
     }
@@ -52,6 +70,7 @@ public function destroy(Request $request)
         // $request->users is an array of IDs, ex. [1, 2, 3]
 
         // Insert Eloquent statement here
+        User::whereIn('id', $request->users)->delete();
 
         return redirect('/')->with('success', 'Users deleted');
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Morningnews.php b/app/Models/Morningnews.php
index 2335e17d..b925fd16 100644
--- a/app/Models/Morningnews.php
+++ b/app/Models/Morningnews.php
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ class Morningnews extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory;
 
+    protected $table = 'morning_news';
     protected $fillable = ['title', 'news_text'];
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Project.php b/app/Models/Project.php
index dc43be0e..ee14b9ea 100644
--- a/app/Models/Project.php
+++ b/app/Models/Project.php
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use App\Observers\ProjectObserver;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\ObservedBy;
 
 class Project extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'name'
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index e23e0905..57c6dc4f 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Query\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
@@ -41,4 +42,9 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     protected $casts = [
         'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
     ];
+
+    public function scopeActive(Builder $query)
+    {
+        return $query->whereNotNull('email_verified_at');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Observers/ProjectObserver.php b/app/Observers/ProjectObserver.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b43a8309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Observers/ProjectObserver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Observers;
+
+use App\Models\Project;
+
+class ProjectObserver
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle the Project "created" event.
+     */
+    public function created(Project $project): void
+    {
+        $stats = \App\Models\Stat::first();
+        $stats->projects_count += 1;
+        $stats->save();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the Project "updated" event.
+     */
+    public function updated(Project $project): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the Project "deleted" event.
+     */
+    public function deleted(Project $project): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the Project "restored" event.
+     */
+    public function restored(Project $project): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the Project "force deleted" event.
+     */
+    public function forceDeleted(Project $project): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index ee8ca5bc..5d149b6d 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use App\Models\Project;
+use App\Observers\ProjectObserver;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -23,6 +25,6 @@ public function register()
      */
     public function boot()
     {
-        //
+        Project::observe(ProjectObserver::class);
     }
 }