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.Goods4Greatness, the nonprofit started…
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…
2021-02-08 What Did Democracy Mean to the US Constitution’s Writers?
A Committee of Five, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston, worked together to write the U.S. Declaration of Independence. They are among the leaders known…
2021-01-26 Dogs Return to the White House
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made two important additions to the White House over the weekend: their dogs. German shepherds Champ and Major moved in on Sunday.…
2021-01-22 Immigrants Hopeful to Become Legal Citizens Under Biden
President Biden has quickly moved to change U.S. immigration policy. Biden signed executive orders related to immigration on his first day in office. Among the orders is one that stops…
2021-01-21 Biden Takes Office, Calls for ‘Unity’
“I, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States…” With those words, Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday…