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. But it still amounts to less than 1 percent of…
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 trophy is held high like a new baby. And your…
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 directly. It took place in New Hampshire, days before the…
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 study found that 65 percent of Republican supporters say 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 many observers who expected businessman Donald Trump to win the…
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 States. However, Democratic Party voters in Iowa split evenly between…
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 hold caucuses. These meetings let supporters of the two main…
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 strong support for two candidates in each party. Businessman Donald…
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 in a camp, in Lafayette Park, right across the street…
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 an estimated nine million Asian Americans were registered to vote…
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 more than 2 ½ days since the snow stopped falling,…
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, not just an emergency.” Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently apologized…
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 the United States. But she long dreamed of exploring South…
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 his public life. Actor and activist Sean Penn at the…
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 his final State of the Union message straight to the…