2016-05-22 Death of Judge Scalia Slows Top American Court
The U.S. Supreme Court often has the final say on America’s most important legal issues. In 1973, the court ruled…
2016-05-19 American Schools Remain Divided by Race
Sixty-two years after a U.S. Supreme Court decision banned segregation, American schools remain divided by race. That is the opinion…
2016-05-17 How America Elects Its President
A new report shows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton running a close race in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The report…
2016-05-15 Real Mermaids? Not Really, But…
Mermaids — half woman, half fish — are not supposed to exist.But for almost 70 years, mermaids have been swimming…
2016-05-03 Democrats, Republicans Disagree on Supreme Court Nomination
The Republican and Democratic U.S. senators who have served the longest in the current Senate disagree about whether they should…
2016-05-02 What Bathroom Should Transgender People Use?
The latest issue dividing Americans is about public bathrooms. At issue is what bathroom — men’s or women’s – transgender…
2016-04-28 Clinton, Trump Win Big, Look Toward November
Five northeastern U.S. states held primary elections on Tuesday — Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Voters there expressed…
2016-04-26 US Candidates Plan to Stop Trump from Winning Nomination
Two U.S. presidential candidates will work together and try to stop Donald Trump from becoming the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.…
2016-04-25 High Demand from Investors for Special US Visas
The number of people from other countries — especially China — who want to invest in the United States in…
2016-04-21 Trump, Clinton Win in New York, Move Closer to Nominations
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won big victories in New York State’s presidential primary election on Tuesday. Trump, a billionaire…
2016-04-20 Will US Let Some Undocumented Immigrants Stay?
About 10 million undocumented immigrants live in the U.S. Because they are not registered with authorities, undocumented immigrants often hide…
2016-04-17 Pope’s Message on Family in Line with US Catholics
Pope Francis’ call for a more welcoming Catholic Church is similar with the views of many American Catholics. Last year,…
2016-04-14 Twelve Mispronounced U.S. Place Names
Place names in the United States are a hodgepodge, a seemingly random collection, of different languages. This can make pronunciations…
2016-04-13 Obama: My Worst Mistake
Ousting Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi without a strategy for what followed was his worst mistake, says President Barack Obama. In…
2016-04-11 Supreme Court Helps Define ‘One Person, One Vote’
“One person, one vote” is a guiding principle of American democracy. But its exact meaning continues to be debated. The…