2018-12-19 US Included on List of Deadliest Countries for Journalists
The number of journalists killed worldwide for their work nearly doubled this year. That information comes from a new report…
2018-12-18 Afghanistan 2018: Deadly Attacks, Elections, Talks with Taliban
A year of unrest in Afghanistan is ending with new hope that a reconciliation process with the Taliban may be…
2018-12-18 Japan to Refit Aircraft Carrier, Increase Defense Spending
Japan is planning a large increase in defense spending and new weapons, including refitting a helicopter carrier for new high-technology…
2018-12-18 Use of Vaping Products by US Students Increases 100 Percent
Two times as many American high school students used nicotine-added electronic cigarettes in 2018 compared to the number of high…
2018-12-19 Climate Change Leading to Strange Poisonous Fish
People in Japan pay good money to eat the deadly pufferfish. There, the food is called fugu. The fish can…
2018-12-17 Negotiators Agree to ‘Rulebook’ to Put Paris Climate Deal into Action
Almost 200 nations have agreed on a set of rules which they hope will breathe life into the 2015 Paris…
2018-12-15 How Did the Animals Cross the Road?
In the U.S. state of Washington, a road called Interstate 90 cuts through a wild, mountainous area to reach the…
2018-12-17 US Capital City Declares War on Rats
Andre Pittman and Gregory Cornes are on a campaign to remove unwanted, often harmful creatures from Washington, D.C. Their target…
2018-12-15 Farmers Worry Plastic Christmas Trees Might Displace Real Ones
Christmas tree farmers in the United States are concerned about competition from plastic trees. In the past, plastic, or artificial,…
2018-12-17 Monkeys Cause Problems Around India’s Capital
Monkeys have become a big problem around government offices in New Delhi, India. Hundreds of macaque monkeys have been stealing…
2018-12-16 Khomeini’s Great-Grandson Fights Criticism of his High-End Tastes
The great-grandson of the leader of Iran’s 1979 revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has been forced to defend his way of…
2018-12-14 Migrant Girl, 7, Dies after Being Detained at US Border
A 7-year-old girl died while being detained by U.S. immigration officers, government officials said. The administration of U.S. President Donald…
2018-12-13 Report: Iran Hackers Targeted US Officials, Nuclear Experts
Iranian government-supported hackers have reportedly tried to break into the personal emails of American officials and international nuclear experts. The…
2018-12-13 Virgin Galactic Completes Test of Spaceship to Carry Tourists
Virgin Galactic says its spacecraft designed to launch tourists into space completed an important test flight on Thursday. The rocket…
2018-12-14 In Johannesburg Zoo, Should the Last Elephant Stay or Go?
The last African elephant at the Johannesburg Zoo, Lammie, lost her male partner to a sickness in September. Lammie was…