2020-06-22 New York Starts Second Step of Reopening
For the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to eat at restaurants again—but only at tables…
2020-06-21 Vatican Asks Catholics to Drop Investments in Fossil Fuels, Arms
The Vatican is urging Roman Catholics to sell investments in arms manufacturers and businesses that specialize in oil and other…
2020-06-22 A Boy’s Killing Stirs Black Lives Matter Protests in Brazil
The minute Rafaela Matos heard gunshots and saw helicopters over her Rio de Janeiro neighborhood, she immediately dropped to her…
2020-06-21 From ‘Warrior’ to ‘Guardian,’ a New Police Force Is Built in New Jersey
During several weeks of protests over police killings and abuse of black Americans, many police forces have clashed with activists.…
2020-06-20 COVID 19 Changes How People Buy Food
The COVID-19 world health crisis has affected almost every part of daily life — including the way we get food.…
2020-06-20 Family ‘That Gets Arrested Together Stays Together’
At age seven, American Julia Young saw a picture of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X in a food store.…
2020-06-19 Abandoned Oil Wells Leak Pollutants
More than a century of oil and gas drilling has left behind millions of unused wells, many of which release…
2020-06-18 Juneteenth Celebration Amid Civil Rights Unrest
Friday is Juneteenth in the United States. It is a day when Americans mark the end to the enslavement of…
2020-06-17 U.S. Senators Propose Police Reforms
Republican Party members of the United States Senate have proposed legislation to change police procedures and accountability. The proposal is…
2020-06-19 Documentarians Turn their Cameras on Protests, Despite Dangers
Christopher Frierson was not expecting to be hit with tear gas at a recent protest in Brooklyn, New York. The…
2020-06-18 Florida’s Coronavirus Numbers Go Up as NBA Prepares for Season
The number of coronavirus infections in the Orlando, Florida, area has increased in recent days. The National Basketball Association, NBA,…
2020-06-16 North Korea Destroys Empty Liaison Office
North Korea destroyed the Inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the border with South Korea on Tuesday. Some considered…
2020-06-16 Britain Struggles with Debate Over History
Across Britain, statues of famous people are at the center of a public debate. Activists say statues honoring some political…
2020-06-16 Coronavirus Leads to Bicycle Boom, Shortage, Around World
As the coronavirus outbreak continues, many Americans are fearful of using public transportation. They also are looking for ways to…
2020-06-15 Virus Returns to Beijing as Paris, New York Re-open
Parts of China’s capital closed schools and ordered people tested for the coronavirus on Monday, while European countries opened their…