2017-03-02 Republicans in Congress Seek to End Green Card Lottery
Every year, about 14 million people from around the world try to win one of 50,000 Diversity Immigrant Visas. These…
2017-03-02 The Clean Air Act Under a Trump Administration
United States officials have enforced a law called The Clean Air Act for more than half a century. The measure…
2017-03-01 Malaysia Charges Women in Kim Jong Nam Killing
Malaysia has charged two women with the killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader at the Kuala Lumpur airport…
2017-03-01 US, Japan, S. Korea Explore Limits to N. Korea’s Arms
The United States is increasing pressure on North Korea to cut back on its nuclear activities. The U.S. government also…
2017-02-28 Cambodian Leader Praises Trump, Criticizes ‘Anarchy’ Media
Cambodian officials have praised President Donald Trump’s criticism of American media and used this as an example of how they…
2017-02-28 Indian Students Reconsider Plans for US Education
Rahul Kolli was happy when he gained admission to Michigan Technological University in the United States. Kolli, a 23-year-old from…
2017-02-28 American Mining Company Suspends Work in Dispute with Indonesia
An American mining company has suspended work at the world’s largest gold mine in West Papua, New Guinea in a…
2017-02-27 Trump Continues Tradition with Speech to Congress
President Donald Trump will give his first speech to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. He is expected to discuss his…
2017-02-27 Snapchat Prepares $20 Billion IPO, Launches Video Glasses
The owner of messaging service Snapchat is preparing for the technology industry’s biggest initial public offering, or IPO, since 2014.…
2017-02-27 Hollywood Recognizes Iranian Film Director
Political statements are not new to the Academy Awards ceremony. A number of award-winning actors and movie directors have made…
2017-02-26 Brazil’s “Carnaval” Comes to Washington
Caique Vidal first experienced Brazil’s Carnaval celebrations as a baby living in Salvador, the capital of Bahia State. Before he…
2017-02-25 South Korea Leads List of Life Expectancy Gains
A new study predicts that South Korean women will be the first group in the world to have an average…
2017-02-24 Malaysia: VX Nerve Agent Killed North Korea’s Kim
Malaysian police say the nerve agent VX was used to kill the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.…
2017-02-24 Researchers Find Way to Reduce Methane from Cows
Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising…
2017-02-23 Amnesty International Concerned About ‘Us Versus Them’
A human rights group is warning against a rise in politically divisive speech and international indifference to rights abuses. Amnesty…