2024-03-20 Aid Groups: Gaza, Haiti Are Facing Famine
Aid groups warn that famine, a widespread lack of food, will soon strike two troubled places: Gaza and Haiti. In…
2024-03-20 Marriages in South Korea Rise Slightly after Years of Decrease
The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than ten years. The…
2024-03-20 Taliban May Never Reopen Girls’ Secondary Schools
An Afghan education official says the ruling Taliban group might permanently close girls’ secondary schools. The official said the Taliban…
2024-03-20 US Libraries Struggle to Pay for Costly Digital Books
A growing number of American libraries are struggling to offer users digital versions of books because they cost a lot…
2024-03-19 California Lawmaker Wants to Know What Makes People Happy
March 20 is the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness. For many years, northern European countries, especially Finland, have been…
2024-03-19 A Taste of Unity – Teach us about Ukraine
Editor’s note: This story is one of the winning entries from the “Teach Us about Ukraine” writing contest sponsored by…
2024-03-19 Report: Pakistan, Bangladesh Suffer World’s Most Polluted Air
Information from this year’s IQAir World Air Quality Report shows only seven countries met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pollution…
2024-03-19 Researchers: Books about Difficult, Adult Subjects Make Kids Better Readers
A nonprofit group has identified more than 1,500 books that local schools in America have banned from their libraries and…
2024-03-18 Report: Thousands More Chemicals in Plastics than Estimated
A recently released report from European scientists says there are 16,000 chemicals in plastic materials around the world. The report…
2024-03-18 Secrets of US Presidential Diaries
One early morning in Washington, D.C., many years ago, the president of the United States took off his clothes and…
2024-03-18 Vernal Equinox Marks Arrival of Spring
This year, the vernal equinox officially arrives on Tuesday, March 19 at 11:06 pm in Washington, D.C. That is 3:06…