2021-05-05 Biden Raises US Refugee Limit to 62,500
President Joe Biden officially raised the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year. The action came weeks after…
2021-05-03 Young Migrants Cross US-Mexico Border Alone
After a 3,000-kilometer trip, 16-year-old Jose Luis Boyeduana arrived in the United States. At the end of 2020, he decided…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…