2024-04-08 America’s Best-selling Vehicle Still on Top after 42 Years
America’s best-selling vehicle has not changed during the past 42 years. And some people might be surprised to learn that the top seller is not a car, but a truck.…
2024-04-06 Officials Plan to End Monkey Invasion in Thai City
Wildlife officials in Thailand released a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central city after at least 10 years of human-monkey conflict. The macaques that live in Lopburi…
2024-04-05 Taiwan Is Prepared to Deal with Earthquakes
On April 3, Taiwan was hit by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years. The earthquake killed at least 12 people and injured more than 1,000. The earthquake damaged buildings…
2024-04-04 Limited Water Affects People around the World
People around the world are worried that water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is getting harder to find. Many believe changes in their climate are affecting their ability to get…
2024-04-04 World Central Kitchen Saves Lives with Food
Seven World Central Kitchen workers died in an Israeli airstrike on April 1 in Gaza. The killings disrupted a flow of badly needed food into Gaza, as international organizations warn…
2024-04-02 UN Estimates World Wastes 19 Percent of Its Food
A United Nations report says that even with hunger being a problem, the world wastes about 19 percent of the food it produces. The report said the waste adds up…
2024-03-31 Bamboo Sees Growing Interest in Uganda
Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda. The strong and fast-growing crop is seen by the East African government as having real growth possibility. Along a 3-kilometer stretch of…
2024-03-30 Debate over Whether Protections Could Have Saved Baltimore Bridge
In 2007, when a 274-meter-long container ship struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, it stood firm. No one died, either on the ship or the road above. The bridge’s supports…
2024-03-29 Cherry Trees to Be Removed in Washington Improvement Project
Washington D.C. officials say some of the city’s famous cherry trees will need to be cut down as part of a major improvement project. Up to 1.5 million people are…
2024-03-28 Small Living Space Returns as Housing Prices Rise in US
Barbara Peraza-Garcia is from Venezuela. She lives in a single-room apartment in Seattle, Washington with her family. The family includes her partner and their two small children. They do not…
2024-03-27 Coffee Growers Worry about New EU Anti-deforestation Rules
Coffee growers in many countries are worried about a new European rule designed to prevent deforestation. Deforestation describes when developers cut down trees to make room for crops, buildings or…
2024-03-27 Kenyans Build Sand Dams to Keep Water
In southeastern Kenya earlier this year, people from Kasengela village built a special kind of dam. The barrier is called a sand dam. It reduces water flow and increases the…
2024-03-26 Ship Crash Collapses Major Highway Bridge in Baltimore
A container ship smashed into a major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland early Tuesday, causing it to collapse. The accident sent several vehicles and people into the river and closed one…
2024-03-26 Hungry Gazans Eat Wild Plant to Survive
The United Nations Security Council is demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Some members are concerned that a famine might have begun. The territory’s civilians are reportedly eating…
2024-03-25 In Vietnam, People Leave Mekong Delta to Find Jobs in City
Eleven-year-old twins Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung live on a houseboat in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. But their dreams take them far away. Tran loves K-pop. She…