2017-08-23 Russian Culture Still Alive in Rural Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States. It is also one of the least populated. The state is home to 741,000 people. Among them are Native Alaskans, immigrants,…
2017-08-22 Angolans Vote in Historic Election
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is the only leader that the majority of the 22 million people who live in Angola have ever known. He will soon leave office after…
2017-08-22 Trump Announces New Plan for Afghanistan
President Donald Trump says that the United States must continue fighting in Afghanistan in a conflict that he once called a “complete waste.” In a televised speech to the nation,…
2017-08-21 People across America View Historic Total Eclipse of the Sun
People across America used telescopes, cameras and protective glasses to watch a historic total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse happens when the sun, moon and Earth perfectly line up.…
2017-08-21 US, South Korea Seem to Scale Back War Games
The United States and South Korea have begun 10 days of joint military exercises on Monday. But the exercises will have fewer troops, vehicles and other equipment than last year.…
2017-08-21 US War Ship Hits Tanker, 10 Sailors Missing
For the second time in two months, a U.S. Navy war ship crashed into another large boat in Asia. This time, the U.S. ship ran into one carrying oil near…
2017-08-20 Detroit Turning to Immigrants to Energize Local Economy
Detroit, Michigan has earned the name “America’s Comeback City” for a reason. Detroit knows both economic hardship and recovery. The city was especially hard hit during the Great Recession, which…
2017-08-19 UN Officials: Libyan Unrest Harming Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says more than 500,000 children in Libya are in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance. The UN agency notes that migrant children passing…
2017-08-20 US Wants to Make it Easier for Americans to Stop Smoking
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to make it easier for people to stop smoking. It proposes to do this by lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes. The…
2017-08-19 Reporter’s Arrest Increases Concerns about Bangladeshi Law
Abdul Latif Morol’s problems started after he wrote on social media about a dead goat. Morol, a Bangladeshi journalist, had reported on a donation from a government official. The official…
2017-08-17 South Korea Says US in Close Communications Over North
South Korean President Moon Jae-in says U.S. President Donald Trump has told him North Korea would not be attacked without South Korea’s approval. Moon said, “The United States and President…
2017-08-17 UN: Over One Million South Sudan Refugees in Uganda
The United Nations says over one million people have entered Uganda to escape violence in neighboring South Sudan. The U.N.’s refugee agency reported Thursday that an average of 1,800 South…
2017-08-16 Americans Preparing for Total Eclipse of the Sun
On Monday, August 21, the sun, moon and Earth will line up perfectly over many parts of the United States. This event, called a total solar eclipse, will turn day…
2017-08-16 Scientists Identify New Search Area for Missing Malaysian Plane
Scientists say they have identified a new, smaller search area for a Malaysian passenger airplane, which went missing in 2014. The scientists are with the Australian government’s main scientific agency,…
2017-08-18 Terrorists Again Using Vehicles to Carry Out Attacks
Once again, terrorists have used vehicles to carry out deadly attacks – this time in Spain. At least 14 people were killed in two attacks in different areas. More than…