2019-06-28 Instagram Denies Spying on User Conversations
The head of Instagram said this week that the social networking service was not spying on conversations among Instagram users.…
2019-06-27 US Supreme Court Makes Two Important Rulings on Elections
The United States Supreme Court issued two rulings Thursday that will affect how Americans elect public officials for some time.…
2019-06-27 US Air Quality Dropping After Years of Improvement
New data shows that air quality across the United States is dropping after many years of improvement. Over the last…
2019-06-26 Image of Father-Daughter Drowning Calls Attention to Migrants’ Risks
The bodies of a man and his 2-year-old daughter lay face down in the water along the bank of the…
2019-06-26 Olympic Committee Promises Changes to Way Cities, Countries Are Chosen
The International Olympic Committee is promising changes to how the Olympic Games are awarded. This week, the IOC voted to…
2019-06-26 Apollo Astronauts Celebrate 50 Years Since First Moon Landing
The American space agency NASA is organizing several events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – the mission…
2019-06-27 Meat-loving Brazil Also Looks for Plant-Based Foods
Brazilians generally love to eat beef. The country is known for its all-you-can-eat steak restaurants. It is a leader in…
2019-06-25 Iran Condemns US Sanctions, Trump Threatens ‘Obliteration’
American President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American.” His comment came…
2019-06-25 Beekeeping Brings Income to West Virginia
West Virginia has long been known as an important coal producing state in the eastern United States. But the coal…
2019-06-24 Trump Announces New Sanctions on Iran
American President Donald Trump on Monday announced new sanctions on Iran. The move comes after the Iranian shoot-down of an…
2019-06-25 Cambodia Charges 7, including Chinese, in Building Collapse
A court in Cambodia said that seven people, including four Chinese nationals, have been charged with crimes related to a…
2019-06-19 UN: 70 Million Refugees Build Worldwide Pressure
The United Nations refugee agency says there are now more than 70 million people displaced in the world and the…
2019-06-20 New Network for Emergency Workers Raises Concerns among Media
The police chief of the state of Alaska’s largest city hurried out of his department’s glass building during a major…
2019-06-22 From Batman to the Holy Land
An American artist once had a celebrated history after creating Batman and Wonder Woman covers for comic books. Then he…
2019-06-21 Chennai, India Runs Out of Water
Millions of people in Chennai, India’s sixth largest city, have run out of water. Chennai is the capital of Tamil…