2021-10-29 US Issues First Passport with ‘X’ Gender
The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” sex, or gender, designation. The State Department said Wednesday that it expects to be able to offer the choice…
2021-10-24 Some US Workers Face Job Losses for Resisting Vaccine Rules
Thousands of American workers face possible job losses as requirements to be vaccinated against COVID-19 begin to be enforced. The vaccine requirements, known as mandates, from governments and companies have…
2021-10-19 Colin Powell, former US Diplomat, General, Dies of COVID
Colin Powell, the first Black American to serve as secretary of state and top military officer, has died at the age of 84. His family said Monday in a statement…
2021-10-14 Americans Agree Misinformation Is a Problem
A new public opinion study suggests a big majority of Americans believe that the spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and the people who…
2021-10-13 US to Reopen Land Borders for Fully Vaccinated
United States officials announced Wednesday that the country will reopen its land borders to non-essential travel in November. The move ends a 19-month-long restriction put in place because of the…
2021-09-24 Americans Have Little Trust In Online Security
Americans do not believe their personal information is safe online, suggests findings from a new poll. They also are not satisfied with the federal government’s efforts to protect such information.…
2021-09-23 Biden: U.S. Will Double Donation of COVID-19 Vaccines to World
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines, up to 1 billion shots, to share with the world. Biden made the…
2021-09-22 US to Ease Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Foreign Travelers
The United States has issued new travel policies that will permit vaccinated international travelers from 33 nations to fly into the country. The new rules, set to take effect in…
2021-09-21 US Government Officials Expel Haitian Migrants from Texas
The United States is flying Haitians who entered the country without permission back to their homeland. The Haitians have set up a camp in a Texas town near the U.S.…
2021-09-09 9/11 Artifacts Share ‘Pieces of Truth’ in Victims’ Stories
For almost six years, Andrea Haberman’s burned wallet lay mostly untouched at her parents’ home in the American state of Wisconsin. It was placed alongside some of her other personal…
2021-09-03 US Supreme Court Leaves Texas Law Restricting Abortions in Place
A divided United States Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law that activists say effectively bans abortions in the nation’s second-largest state. An abortion is a medical operation used…
2021-08-31 100,000 More COVID Deaths to Come Unless US Changes
The United States can expect to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths by December 1 unless people change their actions. That estimate comes from the nation’s most closely watched prediction…
2021-08-06 US COVID-19 Cases Hit Six-Month High at Over 100,000
The United States has reached a six-month high for new COVID-19 cases. Reuters news agency reports that more than 100,000 new infections were recorded on Wednesday.Francesca Anacleto, 12, receives her…
2021-07-02 Biden Meets with Families of Building Collapse, Search Halted
President Joe Biden met with families and emergency workers affected by the collapse of a building last week near Miami, Florida. The partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South…
2021-06-30 Residents in Collapsed Florida Building’s Twin Mostly Staying Home
The search continues for survivors of a building collapse near Miami, Florida on June 24. At least 11 people died when parts of the 12-floor-building fell. And 150 remain missing.…