2017-02-16 Businesses Close in U.S. to Mark ‘Day Without Immigrants’
Columbia Heights is the heart of Washington, D.C.’s Hispanic community. The neighborhood’s busy streets are lined with popular immigrant-owned businesses,…
2017-02-16 Killing in Malaysia Seen as Evidence of North Korea’s Illegal Acts
The apparent assassination of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has increased support for critics of the…
2017-02-15 No Guarantee of Job Security at White House
Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary. Just two days earlier, Michael Flynn resigned from…
2017-02-12 A Farmer and a Factory Worker React to President Trump
President Donald Trump told voters he would work to make the trade policies in the United States fairer for workers.…
2017-02-12 Will Wooden Buildings Be Part of Tomorrow’s Cities?
A show in Washington, D.C. suggests that tall buildings of the future can and should be built out of wood.…
2017-02-15 Expanded Panama Canal Still Facing Problems
Over seven months have passed since Panamanian officials launched an expansion of the world famous Panama Canal. Officials agreed to…
2017-02-14 Half-brother of Kim Jong Un Killed in Malaysia
South Korean media say the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been killed in Malaysia. A South…
2017-02-14 Russia Looks to Tillerson after Flynn Resignation
Russian officials hope the new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will work to improve relations between the two countries…
2017-02-14 Helping People One Ride at a Time
Hilary Moore Hebert had a simple idea. She knew many visitors to Washington, D.C. buy fare cards to ride the…
2017-02-13 Turkmen President Re-elected with 98 Percent of Vote
The president of Turkmenistan won re-election with nearly 98 percent of the votes, the country’s election commission reported. President Gurbanguly…
2017-02-11 Students Compete in Real-Life Test of ‘Hyperloop’ Transportation
A system to transport bullet-shaped people movers at super-fast speeds recently got its first real-world test. The system, called Hyperloop,…
2017-02-11 President Duterte Changes and Defends Philippine Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is changing his deadly war on drugs. The change came after the killing last October of…
2017-02-10 Dual Citizen Wins Somali Presidential Election
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is the new president of Somalia. He defeated incumbent president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, after two sets of…
2017-02-10 UN Calls for $2.1 Billion in Emergency Aid for Yemen
The United Nations has asked for $2.1 billion to help Yemen where millions of people are caught in a two-year-old…
2017-02-08 New Transport Improves Life Quality for Disabled in Phnom Penh
Reaksmey Mary was disabled with a serious illness when she was six months old. She is confined to a wheelchair…