2016-11-11 Poland’s Lech Walesa Says Poverty Hurts Reform Efforts in North Korea
A Nobel Peace Prize winner thinks it unlikely that opposition groups will rise up in North Korea. Former Polish President…
2016-11-10 Minnesota Elects First Female Somali American Lawmaker
History was made this week when a 34-year-old former refugee was elected to the Minnesota state legislature. The woman, Ilhan…
2016-11-11 First Women Complete US Army Infantry Officer Course
Ten women recently became the first female military officers to complete the U.S. Army’s Infantry Basic Officer Leader’s Course. The…
2016-11-10 France Breaks Up Migrant Camps in Paris, Calais
Last Friday, French police began tearing down a huge camp in northeastern Paris. The camp was home for thousands of…
2016-11-09 Clinton Concedes Election, Urges Supporters to Accept Trump
Democrat Hillary Clinton has conceded the American presidential election to Republican Donald Trump. Most political experts and voter studies had…
2016-11-08 Philippine Court Approves Hero’s Burial for Dictator Ferdinand Marcos
The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that former president Ferdinand Marcos can be buried in a cemetery for national heroes.…
2016-11-07 How Would Hillary Clinton Govern if She Were Elected President?
How will presidential candidate Hillary Clinton govern if she is elected president? Will she act as she did when she…
2016-11-08 One Dead in Shooting at California Voting Center
At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near a voting center…
2016-11-09 Republicans Keep Control of Congress
The Republican Party will keep control of the United States Congress after nationwide elections Tuesday. The party’s candidates captured at…
2016-11-07 Trump – ‘Making America Great Again’ by Running for President
Donald Trump has proved an unusual political candidate since he entered the 2016 United States presidential campaign. The Republican party…
2016-11-07 Candidates Busily Seeking Support in ‘Swing States’
Pennsylvania television stations are broadcasting so many political advertisements that not even a small child can miss them. So, it…
2016-11-06 Study Explains Why Some Soccer Referees are Better than Others
Soccer fans around the world love to question the calls that the referees make during games. One common insult is…
2016-11-05 Putin Gives Actor Steven Seagal Russian Citizenship
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved Russian citizenship for American actor Steven Seagal. Putin signed a presidential order granting citizenship…
2016-11-07 Flashback: The Fight for Women’s Right to Vote
The year is 1913. A new president has been elected and is about to take office. But when he arrives…
2016-11-05 2016 US Election is Hard for Civics Teachers
Has the American election campaign been difficult to watch? Imagine if you had to explain it to a class of…