2024-02-14 Wealth Inequality by Race Grew during Pandemic
A new government report says wealth inequality by race increased in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York Federal Reserve Bank carried out the study and released…
2024-02-14 Will Immigrants Save US Economy?
Each day, about 10,000 baby boomers leave the U.S. workforce. Baby boomers are the generation of people born between 1946 and 1964. The COVID-19 pandemic only increased the amount of…
2024-02-14 Fewer Products to Choose from Can Lead to Better Sales
American businesses are reducing the number of products that they offer. The change began before the COVID-19 pandemic. It has only increased in recent months. Reduced offerings Coca-Cola used to…
2024-02-14 Biden Campaign Defends Decision to Put President on TikTok
U.S. President Joe Biden officially has a presence on TikTok. But his reelection campaign is having to defend its decision to put him on the video sharing app. That is…
2024-02-13 Historic Gun Factory in New York State Village to Close
The oldest gunmaker in America is closing its factory in a small town in the state of New York. Remington Firearms was formed two centuries ago in what is now…
2024-02-13 Scientists: Icy Moon of Saturn Likely Has an Underground Ocean
Researchers say new evidence suggests Saturn’s icy moon Mimas likely has a large underground ocean. Astronomers based their finding on data collected by the American space agency NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.…
2024-02-13 Climate Change Fueling Disappearance of Central Asia’s Aral Sea
Climate change is quickening the disappearance of the Aral Sea. Once a single body of water, the lake now exists in pieces in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Many years ago, it…
2024-02-13 US Schools Change Health Guidelines for Keeping Students Home
Unclear guidelines for when to keep a child at home if they are sick might play a part in the nationwide problem of students missing too much school. Some activists,…
2024-02-12 Monarch Butterfly Population Declines in Mexico
The Monarch butterfly population has dropped to its second-lowest number on record in Mexican forests this winter. The forests are the insects’ winter home. The population decrease is worrisome as…
2024-02-12 Kansas City Chiefs, Usher, Taylor Swift Win at Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs needed extra time on Sunday to win the American football championship called the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the National Football League’s championship game. Football…
2024-02-12 Egypt Threatens to Suspend Peace Treaty with Israel
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed a peace deal in 1979. The agreement, marked by a handshake, has resulted in more…