Month: January 2021

In 2001, the United States invaded Afghanistan. Since that time, the U.S. military has lost lives and spent large amounts of money in an attempt to stop armed groups. The…

Investigators are looking into the crash of a U.S. Navy destroyer and cargo ship off the coast of Japan that killed seven sailors. The USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-registered container…

Ikea is known for designing furniture that people can put together themselves. Recently, a team from the Swedish company spent time inside a Mars research center to get new design…

The United Nations reports that deaths and injuries from the conflict in Ukraine have been rising in recent months. The conflict has now entered its fourth year. Russian-supported separatists in…

The United Nations says amphetamines and synthetic, or man-made, drugs are a new threat to communities in Asia. UN officials have reported an increase in the production and use of…

The new president of South Korea is working to improve relations with North Korea. American experts are watching the efforts to reopen the Kaesong Industrial Complex closely. South Korean President…

A trial of 17 journalists opened this week at a courthouse in Istanbul. The writers and media workers are accused of involvement in the failed attempt last July to overthrow…

How national leaders react to crisis can influence the rest of their term in office. Leaders may be forced from office early if the public is critical of, or questions…

The death of an American college student is raising concerns about human rights violations in North Korea. Twenty-two-year-old Otto Warmbier died on Monday. Warmbier returned home to the United States…

Last year, more people than ever were refugees or forcibly displaced from their home because of war, violence or persecution. This information comes from the United Nations’ refugee agency’s “Global…

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Asian-American musical group called “The Slants” has the right to trademark its name. The word is offensive to many Asians. The…

Kristopher Larsen learned he was not an American citizen while serving time at a prison in the United States. Larsen, in his early 40s, had never thought of himself as…

If you ask a child playing outside at the Parkview Gardens apartment complex in Riverdale, Maryland where he or she is from, you will get many different answers. The children…

UPDATE: British media have identified the suspect as 47-year-old Darren Osborne. He is from Cardiff, Wales. British officials and Islamic leaders acted quickly to ease concerns among Muslims after an…

Bicyclists are racing across the United States to raise millions of dollars for charitable causes. The competition is called Race Across America. It is a yearly race that covers about…