2019-09-21 People Gather for Raid on US Government’s Area 51
About 75 people arrived at the entrance to the once-secret Area 51 military site in the American state of Nevada…
2019-09-19 First Lady’s Personal Touches for the White House
Attendees of the White House’s second state dinner of the Trump presidency on Friday will see some new personal touches…
2019-09-16 Non-alcoholic ‘Mocktails’ Growing in Popularity
Five years ago, Lorelei Bandrovschi’s friend urged her to stop drinking alcohol for a month. So to celebrate her 27th…
2019-09-14 New Film ‘The Sound of Silence’ Quietly Explores Noisy Life
With the right marketing, you can get people to buy almost anything. This is especially true in Manhattan, where many…
2019-09-09 Popular American Stores Now Selling Used Clothing
More and more Americans are buying used clothes from second-hand stores. Now, some major department stores have started selling old…
2019-09-07 Why Americans Spend Billions of Dollars on Fantasy Football
The first thing Nima Vaez-Zadeh does before starting work during American football season is inspect his fantasy football team. “During…
2019-09-02 Why Americans Don’t Wear White after Labor Day
This Monday is Labor Day in the United States – a holiday linked to workers’ rights and wearing white. That…
2019-08-31 Will Sports Star’s Gift Re-energize Golf at Black Colleges?
Ernie Andrews looks out to the grounds of the historic Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. He notes that fewer…
2019-08-24 Obamas and Netflix Present 1st Joint Film Project, ‘American Factory’
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a film set in industrial…
2019-08-17 Memories from the Woodstock Music Festival, 50 Years Later
Many Americans are remembering the Woodstock music festival, which took place 50 years ago this week. Hundreds of thousands of…
2019-08-06 Movie ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Makes Big Money on Opening Weekend
The first spin-off of the 18-year-old Fast & Furious movie series, has sped away with $180.8 million in its worldwide…
2019-08-14 Nordic Jazz Brings US, Scandinavia Together
The idea that ambassadors in Washington, DC do not know how to have fun is changing, thanks in part to…
2019-08-10 A Tradition for US Presidential Candidates: The Iowa State Fair
This weekend, presidential candidates in the United States are taking part in a campaign tradition: the Iowa State Fair. The…
2019-07-31 Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Copied Christian Rap Song
A jury in Los Angeles found that Katy Perry’s 2013 popular song “Dark Horse” had copied a 2009 Christian rap…
2019-07-29 Summer Camp Uses Dance to Teach Students Life Skills
American Anai Espinoza is in the eighth grade. This summer, she took part in a summer dance program called AileyCamp.…