Category: This Is America (今日美国)

On January 19, The New York Times will endorse a candidate seeking the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party. The Democratic nominee is expected to face U.S. President Donald Trump,…

The United States Senate officially opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Thursday. It marks only the third time the legislative body has held such a trial in…

One hundred years ago today, a ban on making and selling alcoholic drinks in the United States went into effect. The law, passed by Congress, became the 18th amendment to…

Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump defended his targeted killing of an Iranian general. Qassem Soleimani was the head of Iran’s Quds Force. He died…

The impeachment process against the president of the United States took another step forward Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives. Leading members of the House announced two articles of…

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives has directed congressional leaders to take steps aimed at removing the president from office. Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked lawmakers chairing House…

Dining rooms are disappearing from restaurants in the United States, as Americans increasingly use apps to order food. One example is the new Chopt Creative Salad Company restaurant, which opened…

America’s extremely wealthy population is bigger than ever. And their money is supporting jobs for an increasing number of low-wage workers. Also called “wealth workers,” they cut, clean and color…

Members of the ethnic Hmong community in Fresno, California are in mourning after gunmen shot 10 men killing four over the weekend. Police said at least two men armed with…

Many Americans like the idea of big, open spaces. So it might not be surprising that houses built in the United States are among the largest worldwide. The size of…

Student leaders of the newspaper covering Northwestern University have faced two waves of criticism recently. Readers were critical of the newspaper’s reporting about protests at the university, just north of…

This week political observers watched the first televised hearings of the impeachment investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump with interest. Opposition party lawmakers hope the hearings will help persuade Americans…

A new study suggests that many of the deadly school shootings in the United States over the past 10 years could have been prevented. Most students who carried out such…

For just the fourth time in U.S. history, lawmakers are holding public hearings to debate the possible impeachment of an American president. The U.S. Constitution describes “impeachment” as a way…

Hundreds of thousands of families in California are being affected by wildfires in the state, and as many as 1.5 million people may lose electrical power. The company Pacific Gas…