Month: September 2021

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives has directed congressional leaders to take steps aimed at removing the president from office. Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked lawmakers chairing House…

Dining rooms are disappearing from restaurants in the United States, as Americans increasingly use apps to order food. One example is the new Chopt Creative Salad Company restaurant, which opened…

America’s extremely wealthy population is bigger than ever. And their money is supporting jobs for an increasing number of low-wage workers. Also called “wealth workers,” they cut, clean and color…

Members of the ethnic Hmong community in Fresno, California are in mourning after gunmen shot 10 men killing four over the weekend. Police said at least two men armed with…

Many Americans like the idea of big, open spaces. So it might not be surprising that houses built in the United States are among the largest worldwide. The size of…

Student leaders of the newspaper covering Northwestern University have faced two waves of criticism recently. Readers were critical of the newspaper’s reporting about protests at the university, just north of…

This week political observers watched the first televised hearings of the impeachment investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump with interest. Opposition party lawmakers hope the hearings will help persuade Americans…

A new study suggests that many of the deadly school shootings in the United States over the past 10 years could have been prevented. Most students who carried out such…

For just the fourth time in U.S. history, lawmakers are holding public hearings to debate the possible impeachment of an American president. The U.S. Constitution describes “impeachment” as a way…

Hundreds of thousands of families in California are being affected by wildfires in the state, and as many as 1.5 million people may lose electrical power. The company Pacific Gas…

The second-largest mall in America has opened its doors in the state of New Jersey. The mall, called American Dream, has been in development for more than 20 years. The…

Pablo Sanchez asked United States officials for asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico. Sanchez was immediately placed in a detention center. Now, he could be expelled by the U.S.…

It is no secret that foreign computer hackers are targeting election systems in the United States. Government officials believe Russian agents searched for weaknesses in election systems in all 50…

The world famous Empire State Building opened a new visitors’ center last weekend. The new observatory can be found on the building’s 102nd floor, high above New York City. The…

Back when the Mississippi River flowed wild, its ever-changing waters moved soil across the North American continent. It picked up sand and dirt in the north and brought it to…