2023-12-26 California Permits Turning Wastewater to Drinking Water
California officials recently approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses. It…
2023-12-26 Saudi Arabia’s Involvement in Sports Likely to Grow in 2024
At the beginning of 2023, Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on professional golf, and sports in general, was a concern for players and their fans. Twelve months later, discussions are very…
2023-12-26 China Proposes More Rules for Online Gaming
China has proposed new rules for online gaming that aim to restrict purchases and limit compulsive playing behaviors. The guidelines were recently issued by the organization that oversees, or regulates,…
2023-12-26 Three Years after Pandemic, Students Still Far Behind
In the third full school year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, students continued to feel the effects of school closures. Some leading experts and education officials worry that the learning…
2023-12-25 What White House Gardens Say about America
The earliest presidents who lived in the White House did not want the large outdoor areas that the monarchs of Europe might enjoy. Marta McDowell is writer of All the…
2023-12-25 Rohingya Girls Forced into Dangerous Marriages in Malaysia
The Rohingya girl from Myanmar wanted to do anything she could to provide some money for her parents and three younger siblings. They needed food. The 14-year-old and her family…
2023-12-25 Millions Infected with Dengue as Temperature Rises
The disease dengue is spreading across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980. Experts are warning that rising temperatures and growing cities are increasing the…
2023-12-24 Ukraine’s Army Struggles with Mental Effects of Combat
Mental health expert Oleh Hukovskyi recently stood in a temporary classroom in eastern Ukraine speaking to a group of soldiers. They were attending a class on how to deal with…
2023-12-24 Study Suggests Obesity Increasing Among US Children
A new study adds to evidence that obesity is becoming more common in young children in America. The study appeared in the medical publication Pediatrics. The findings are similar to…
2023-12-24 NASA Finds Material that Could Support Possible Life on Saturn’s Moon
NASA has discovered new evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus holds material that is important to the early development of life. The American space agency said the new evidence came from…