2019-08-10 In New York, a New Group Farms the Soil
On a recent day, Layton Guenther took a break from work to talk about moving from a wealthy neighborhood near…
2019-08-09 Tanzania Plans to Install Cable Cars on Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania is planning to build a cable car service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The country hopes the project will increase tourism…
2019-08-09 More Flagship Stores Closing
The idea of a flagship store is more than one hundred years old. In the past, it was often a…
2019-08-08 The Worth of a Girl – Katie and Ashley: Mothers To Be
A few years ago, a gas explosion destroyed Katie Burns’ house in the state of Tennessee. Her wedding pictures which…
2019-08-08 Greenland Sees Massive Ice Melt
The recent heat wave that broke temperature records across Europe broke different records when it arrived in Greenland. On August…
2019-08-07 British Food Industry: No-deal Brexit Could Lead to Shortages
Britain could experience shortages of some fresh foods for weeks or even months if the country leaves the European Union…
2019-08-07 The Worth of a Girl – Estrella: ‘I Wanted To Be With Him’
Estrella was in the sixth grade when her boyfriend Hendrin said, with the urgency of young love, that they should…
2019-08-07 Man Who Tried to Escape Prison Dressed as Woman Found Dead
A man who tried to escape jail in Brazil by dressing as his daughter was found dead in his room…
2019-08-06 Nobel Winner Toni Morrison Dies at 88
Toni Morrison, an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at age 88. Her novels, “Beloved,”…
2019-08-06 The Worth of a Girl – Mwanahamisi: A Narrow Escape
The most critical lesson Mwanahamisi Abdallah learned as a student in Tanzania came during a graduation ceremony when she was…
2019-08-06 Facing Poverty, Afghan Children Forced to Work
Every day before the sun rises, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other family members at a…
2019-08-06 North Korea Launches More Missiles, Denounces Joint Military Exercises
North Korea again launched ballistic missiles into the sea early Tuesday. The action appeared to be in answer to military…
2019-08-05 India Moves to End Self-Rule for Kashmir
India’s Hindu nationalist government has moved to take away the special status that the territory of Kashmir has held for…
2019-08-05 The Worth of A Girl – Somaya: A Childhood Lost
“I lost my childhood. I loved school and going to school. But they wouldn’t let me.” Those are the words…
2019-08-04 Do More People Start Drugs in the Summer Months?
American teenagers and adults may be more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer months. That…