2015-10-22 Biden Decides Against Running for President
“It has closed.” With those three words, Vice President Joe Biden ended months of speculation about his political future. The Vice President concluded that he and his family are still…
2015-10-19 Photos Show Today’s Native Americans
Matika Wilbur has a goal that will take her across the United States. She plans to photograph every federally recognized Native American tribe in the country. She hopes that her…
2015-10-18 What Did They Say? Idioms for Political Campaigns
The presidential campaign is now “in full swing” in the United States. In full swing is just one of many expressions speakers of American English use that may be difficult…
2015-10-12 Sanders Giving Hillary Clinton a Run for Her Money
When Senator Bernie Sanders announced that he was seeking the Democratic nomination, few people noticed. Senator Sanders represents Vermont, a state with the second-smallest population in the United States. He…
2015-10-11 Young Navajos Study to Save Their Language
For part of her life, Sylvia Jackson stopped speaking her native language, Navajo. Like many Native American children, she had little chance to speak her language. “We had to speak…
2015-10-05 US Military Shapes What Americans Eat
Much of the food Americans buy at the store has a secret military history. People in the United States eat more processed foods than those in other countries. Now, an…
2015-10-04 Asian Immigrants to Overtake Hispanics
Asians are likely to be the largest group of immigrants in the United States by 2065. That is what a new study by the Pew Research Center found last week.…
2015-10-03 Southern States Among the Poorest in US
Southern states are some of the poorest in the U.S., while wealth lives mostly in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Mississippi is the nation’s poorest state, says the US Census…
2015-09-27 Chinese Girls Raised in America Find Their Identity
An American journalist who adopted a young Chinese girl 18 years ago is using her daughter’s story to tell about abandoned children from China. Maya Xia Ludtke, 19, was a…
2015-09-21 Voters Influenced by Flashy Debates
Much attention has been paid to the U.S. presidential elections that are still 14 months away. The Republican party has held two televised debates that were watched by millions of…
2015-09-20 Some in US Questioning ‘Birthright Citizenship’
Any baby born in the United States automatically becomes a U.S. citizen. This is called “birthright citizenship.” Republicans running for president are questioning whether it should continue to be the…
2015-09-10 Man’s Law or God’s Law? Americans Debate Religion in Government
Hundreds of supporters cheered when a local government official, Kim Davis, was released from jail Tuesday. She smiled and appeared to cry. “I just want to give God the glory.”…
2015-09-07 US Labor Day Arrives Five Months Late
September 7 is Labor Day in the U.S., a national holiday that began more than 100 years ago to honor low-paid factory workers. Labor Day also informally marks the end…
2015-09-05 US College Students Using More Marijuana, Less Tobacco
Marijuana use among college students is on the rise in the United States. Studies of American college students show that daily marijuana use was more popular than cigarette smoking for…
2015-08-30 ‘Arrogant’ Donald Trump Leads Republican Pack
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump increased his lead last week ahead of the crowded Republican field for president. A new national poll, taken by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut and released Thursday,…