2020-10-05 Baby Yoda Brings Smiles to West Coast Firefighters
Firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. A 5-year-old boy from Oregon and his grandmother gave a Baby Yoda figurine to a…
2020-10-05 Ski Resorts Struggle to Hire Amid Trump’s Student Visa Ban
Milagros Sotelo had plans to travel from South America to Tennessee to work at Ober Gatlinburg ski resort this winter. The 22-year-old student worked the last two winters in the…
2020-10-04 More Women Lead Atlantic City Gambling Operations
For many years, women have served alcohol to gamblers in casinos, but they rarely supervised the whole operation. Women now run four of Atlantic City’s nine casinos. Some industry officials…
2020-10-03 Experts Study Writing in Ancient Mexican City
Many mysteries surround the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. One mystery is especially difficult to solve. What is the meaning of the symbols that are on its paintings and statues?…
2020-10-01 25 Years After UN Women’s Meeting, Equality Remains Distant Goal
Twenty-five years ago, the nations of the world came together to make sure that half of its population gained the rights, power and recognition of the other half. It has…
2020-09-30 World Reacts with Surprise to US Presidential Debate
People around the world have been reacting to the debate between the two main candidates for president in the United States. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden…
2020-09-29 Police Break Up Wedding Parties in the Arab World
In the Arab world, police officers are taking action to control wedding parties. In recent weeks, some weddings have ended with police arresting party goers and giving fines. These moves…
2020-09-27 What Was Black Wall Street?
Until recently, many Americans had never heard of the Greenwood District of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was once one of the largest Black communities in the United States.…
2020-09-30 Finland Uses Dogs to Find Coronavirus Infections
Finland has deployed dogs trained to smell the coronavirus at the country’s main international airport. A trial of this experimental search method will take place for four months. If successful,…
2020-09-26 World Becoming Less Accepting of Migrants, Poll Finds
A new opinion study shows the world is growing less accepting of migrants. The latest version of the Migrant Acceptance Index was released Wednesday by Gallup, an American company known…
2020-09-29 Coronavirus Changes South Korean’s Thanksgiving Traditions
The coronavirus forced 84-year-old Chung Seong-ran to do something new to celebrate South Korea’s Thanksgiving holiday. This year, her daughter will not come to visit her during the holiday, which…
2020-09-28 West Coast Wildfires Cause Grapes to Taste of Smoke
Smoke from wildfires burning in the western United States has changed the taste of grapes in some of the country’s most celebrated vineyards. It has given the fruits a taste…
2020-09-28 ‘Hero’ Rat Receives Award for Searching out Landmines
For the first time, a rat has won a British aid group’s top award for animal bravery. The animal is being honored for its work searching out unexploded landmines in…
2020-09-30 France to Ban Wild Animals from the Circus
France says it plans to ban the use of wild animals in traveling circuses as part of new rules set to take effect “in coming years.” The new measures will…
2020-09-25 Troublesome South African Baboon Sent Away for Raiding Homes
Kataza had a long record of criminal activity with Cape Town officials. So, when he organized a group of others to raid several homes outside the city, he was captured.…