2019-09-07 Why Americans Spend Billions of Dollars on Fantasy Football
The first thing Nima Vaez-Zadeh does before starting work during American football season is inspect his fantasy football team. “During…
2019-09-02 Why Americans Don’t Wear White after Labor Day
This Monday is Labor Day in the United States – a holiday linked to workers’ rights and wearing white. That…
2019-08-31 Will Sports Star’s Gift Re-energize Golf at Black Colleges?
Ernie Andrews looks out to the grounds of the historic Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. He notes that fewer…
2019-08-24 Obamas and Netflix Present 1st Joint Film Project, ‘American Factory’
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a film set in industrial…
2019-08-17 Memories from the Woodstock Music Festival, 50 Years Later
Many Americans are remembering the Woodstock music festival, which took place 50 years ago this week. Hundreds of thousands of…
2019-08-06 Movie ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Makes Big Money on Opening Weekend
The first spin-off of the 18-year-old Fast & Furious movie series, has sped away with $180.8 million in its worldwide…
2019-08-14 Nordic Jazz Brings US, Scandinavia Together
The idea that ambassadors in Washington, DC do not know how to have fun is changing, thanks in part to…
2019-08-10 A Tradition for US Presidential Candidates: The Iowa State Fair
This weekend, presidential candidates in the United States are taking part in a campaign tradition: the Iowa State Fair. The…
2019-07-31 Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Copied Christian Rap Song
A jury in Los Angeles found that Katy Perry’s 2013 popular song “Dark Horse” had copied a 2009 Christian rap…
2019-07-29 Summer Camp Uses Dance to Teach Students Life Skills
American Anai Espinoza is in the eighth grade. This summer, she took part in a summer dance program called AileyCamp.…
2019-07-27 Teen Service Group Aims to Help Others and Better Themselves
Kate Snyder has been living in the same house in Severn, Maryland, for more than 18 years.“I raised my son…
2019-07-25 Old, Rare Nike Shoes Sold for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
A pair of Nike company running shoes from 1972 sold for a record-breaking $437,500 in a public auction Tuesday. The…
2019-07-23 Avengers: Endgame Sets New Worldwide Earning Record
Movie-goers broke attendance records worldwide Sunday to see Marvel Studios’ superhero movie Avengers: Endgame. The result: Endgame become the highest…
2019-07-20 Fans Celebrate 50 Years of the San Diego Comic-Con
It is time once again for one of the biggest gatherings worldwide of people who love superheroes and other characters…
2019-07-17 HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks Emmy Record
The hit television series Game of Thrones has broken a 25-year record for Emmy nominations. The Television Academy on Tuesday…