2016-02-09 US Gives Less Foreign Aid than Americans Think
The United States will spend $37.9 billion on foreign aid in 2016. That is about $2 billion more than 2014.…
2016-02-07 More Cases of Brain Disease from Football Blows
Imagine reaching the top of your profession as a 27-year-old. Teammates cry tears of joy. Confetti falls from above. A…
2016-02-06 Clinton, Sanders Debate in New Hampshire
Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders traded sharp comments in the first debate in which they faced each other…
2016-02-05 How Should the Next US President Discuss Islam?
Americans are split on how their next president should talk about Islamic extremism, says a new public opinion study. The…
2016-02-04 On to New Hampshire for US Presidential Candidates
Iowa voters surprised political experts Monday. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas finished first in the state’s Republican caucuses. This surprised…
2016-02-03 Cruz Over Trump, While Dems in Dead Heat
U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz has won the Republican party contest in the Iowa caucuses, the first in the United…
2016-02-02 Iowa Voters Say ‘Enough, Already!’
Voters in Iowa say they are ready for their life to return to normal. Iowa is the first state to…
2016-02-02 Iowa Starts ‘Caucus’ Voting for US President
People in Iowa will vote for presidential candidates in the Republican and Democratic parties Monday night. Public opinion studies show…
2016-01-31 White House Protester Dies After Longest Vigil
You probably saw Concepcion Picciotto if you visited the White House over the past 35 years or so. She lived…
2016-01-30 Asian-Americans Active in US Politics
A growing number of Asian Americans are becoming active in politics, according to demographic researchers. The Pew Research Center says…
2016-01-27 US Communities Clean Up After Major Snow Storm
Clean-up efforts continue in the eastern United States after a major winter storm left recording-setting snowfall and coastal flooding. But…
2016-01-24 Water Crisis in US City a ‘Disaster, Not Just an Emergency’
Civil rights activists, politicians and residents are calling the contamination of drinking water in an urban U.S. city “a disaster,…
2016-01-19 Bulgarians Biking From Alaska to Argentina
Vyacheslav Stoyanov had dreamed of visiting America since he was a young child. Yana Melamed grew up visiting family in…
2016-01-18 Sean Penn: Journalist or Propagandist?
There has been praise and condemnation for Hollywood star Sean Penn this week. Sean Penn has had controversial moments throughout…
2016-01-14 Hope and Change in Obama’s Final State of the Union
Sounding more like the candidate of hope and change, U.S. President Barack Obama looked past members of Congress and delivered…