2017-10-23 US Begins Collecting Social Media Information from Immigrants
United States officials now have permission to collect usernames and other social media information from all immigrants seeking to enter…
2017-10-03 Gunman Kills More Than 50, Injures Hundreds at Las Vegas Concert
A gunman killed more than 50 people and wounded at least 500 others Sunday night in the deadliest mass shooting…
2017-09-26 Trump Extends New Travel Restrictions to Eight Countries
Travelers to the United States from eight countries face new restrictions under a document that President Donald Trump signed on…
2017-09-18 Asian Americans Are a Fast-Growing, Diverse Group
The Asian American population is growing faster than any other major ethnic or racial group. From 2010 to 2016, 42…
2017-09-13 Study: Record Low Numbers of White, Christian Americans
The number of Americans who identify as white and Christian now represents less than 50 percent of the United States…
2017-09-06 Trump Administration Ends ‘Dreamer’ Immigration Program
The Trump administration is moving to end a program that protected 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants in the United States. Many…
2017-09-04 Why We Take ‘Selfies’
Why do people take “selfies?” Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer that question. They came up…
2017-09-03 Civil Rights Leader’s Home May Be Returned to US
Rosa Parks became famous in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white…
2017-08-25 Largest Single US Lottery Payout Gives Winner $759 Million
A very lucky person has won the largest single lottery payout in United States history – $758.7 million. A 53-year-old…
2017-08-19 Why Some Americans Are Still Fighting the Civil War
General Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate Army during the United States Civil War, died in 1870. But in…
2017-08-16 Trump Again Blames ‘Both Sides’ for Charlottesville Violence
President Donald Trump has again blamed “both sides” for deadly clashes last weekend between white supremacists and other protesters. His…
2017-08-15 Trump Calls Racist Hate Groups ‘Evil’
President Donald Trump spoke Monday about the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. He strongly criticized white supremacists and other hate…
2017-08-14 Can US Politicians Legally Block People on Twitter?
American civil liberties groups want politicians to stop blocking people from their social media accounts. And those politicians include President…
2017-08-04 Have You Visited All 50 US States?
In May, Kathy Pride was on her way to Santa Cruz, California to run a marathon. But when she landed…
2017-08-12 Can a US President Be Charged With a Crime?
It is a constitutional question without a clear answer: Can a sitting American president be charged with a crime? The…