2021-05-02 FDA Restarts US Effort to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
American health officials are again promising to seek a ban on menthol cigarettes. This time, they are under pressure from African American groups to remove the menthol taste popular among…
2021-04-30 Biden Calls for Major Spending in First Address to Congress
U.S. President Joe Biden marked his first 100 days in office with an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, saying “America is on the move again.” The…
2021-04-28 Joe Biden’s First 100 Days: Where He Stands on Key Promises
President Joe Biden is nearing his 100th day in office as president of the United States. During his campaign, Biden promised to reach several goals in his first 100 days…
2021-04-22 US to Change Police Methods after Murder Decision
The U.S. Department of Justice announced an investigation into the policing methods of the Minneapolis police department Wednesday. The action came one day after former police officer Derek Chauvin was…
2021-04-17 US Struggles with Mass Shootings, Rising Gun Violence
The United States is hopeful for an end to the coronavirus pandemic as it tries to prevent an “epidemic” of gun violence. On Thursday, officials in the city of Chicago,…
2021-04-09 Biden Announces New Gun Control Measures
American President Joe Biden announced new measures Thursday aimed at decreasing gun violence, which he called “an epidemic and an international embarrassment.” Two mass shootings in the United States last…
2021-04-07 Explainer: Was Use of Force Lawful in George Floyd’s Arrest?
The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continues in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the jury in the case is hearing a lot about the use of force by police. Chauvin…
2021-04-05 Customers Buy Meals for Others at Oklahoma Restaurants
In the small town of Miami in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma, people do not have as much money as they used to. Many lost their jobs because of…
2021-04-01 Biden Announces $2 Trillion Infrastructure Spending Plan
American President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a $2 trillion spending plan that is, in his words, “a once-in-a-generation investment in America.” Biden said it is “the largest American jobs…
2021-03-11 After a Year Apart, Vaccinated Older Americans Start to Return to Normal Life
Across the United States, COVID-19 vaccinations are changing older Americans’ lives. The coronavirus health crisis forced many people in the high-risk group to be separated from family and friends for…
2021-03-08 Girl Sells Lemonade to Raise Money for Brain Operation
Liza Scott is a seven-year-old girl in the southern U.S. state of Alabama. Like many young girls, she became interested in earning money. So, she created a small table where…
2021-03-02 Reporter Helps Get Sports Gear to US Children in Need
Rhiannon Potkey writes about sports for a newspaper in Tennessee. She learned through that work that some young people did not have good sports equipment, or gear. She decided to…
2021-02-23 US Congress Proposes Law to Give Citizenship to Millions
Democratic Party lawmakers in the United States Congress introduced immigration legislation last Thursday. The proposed law would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the…
2021-02-15 The Influence of America’s First Ladies
When Joe Biden became president on January 20, Jill Biden, his wife, took on an important job in American society. She became first lady of the United States. The position…
2021-02-15 ‘Hug Tents’ Give Older America Needed Contact, Safely
The COVID-19 health crisis has made it harder for older Americans who are in assisted living homes to have physical contact with their families. The Juniper Village at Louisville is…