2020-05-24 Thousands Delay Plans to Leave US Military
Antonio Gozikowski was planning to leave the United States Army next month and go to college. Gozikowski, an Army Sergeant, has served six years in the military. His goal in…
2020-05-22 Free Calls Offered to Older Americans Living Alone
The coronavirus pandemic can be especially difficult for older adults who live alone. To help support them, some American communities and groups have set up services aimed at meeting their…
2020-05-20 Refugees Face Special Difficulty in US During Crisis
The Amiri family arrived in the United States more than a month ago, but the children are still waiting for their first day at school. Their father, Mahmood, has not…
2020-05-16 With Camps Closed, US Families Face Summer in the Great Indoors
Welcome to summer in the great indoors! Parents across the United States are learning children’s summer camps will be canceled, delayed or moved online because of the coronavirus health crisis.…
2020-05-15 Political Parties Consider the Possibility of Online Conventions
Sporting events and other large public gatherings have been cancelled in the United States because of the COVID-19 spread. Could the country’s political party nominating meetings be next? The Republican…
2020-05-09 Coronavirus Blamed for Historic US Unemployment Rate in April
The United States economy lost 20.5 million jobs last month. That represents the sharpest increase in the number of jobless Americans since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It is…
2020-04-27 Pandemic Causes Rise in Need for Food Banks in US
American Brooklyn Dotson needed food. Dotson had worked at a warehouse in Tennessee, but she lost her job. She told the government about her situation in hopes of getting financial…
2020-05-13 Expert Warns of ‘Suffering and Death’ if US Reopens Too Soon
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top United States infectious disease expert, says that reopening the country too soon could result in “suffering and death” and harm the economy. He spoke to…
2020-05-08 Most US Front-Line Workers Are Women, Minorities
It is becoming clear that the coronavirus crisis has had a major effect on the people working on the front lines. They have been collecting and transporting supplies, caring for…
2020-05-04 Support Grows for Voting by Mail During Health Crisis
The United States is to hold a presidential election in November of 2020. The coronavirus crisis, however, has caused concern among some Americans about the safety of public voting stations.…
2020-04-08 Can Vote-by-Mail Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus?
Millions of Americans are staying home to prevent spreading the coronavirus. As a result, they have turned to technology to do business and to talk to family and friends. However,…
2020-04-26 US Supreme Court’s ‘Next Big Thing’: the Telephone
The Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, said in 2014 that courts will always be careful when it comes to “the next big thing” in technology. And it…
2020-04-25 Florida’s Popular Theme Parks Consider How to Reopen
The American state of Florida has some of the most-visited theme parks in the world. Millions of people go there for vacation every year. Florida’s theme parks are among the…
2020-04-10 Local Newspapers FaceTheir Own Coronavirus Crisis
What Americans need most right now, is news about their towns, cities and states. But as coronavirus spreads throughout the country, local newspapers are having a difficult time. Readers want…
2020-04-09 Sanders Ends Campaign, Biden Likely to Face Trump
United States Senator Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday. The move leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the likely Democratic Party nominee to face President Donald Trump…