2020-09-20 COVID-19 Rewrites the Rules of Political Campaigning
Madeleine Dean, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, describes herself as a “big hugger.” But there is no hugging or handshaking with Dean this year as she seeks…
2020-09-19 Rosa Parks’ Home Displayed in Italy
Italy is the new home for the house where American civil rights icon Rosa Parks lived after her historic bus boycott. The small, old building can be seen in the…
2020-09-18 Memorial to Dwight ‘Ike’ Eisenhower, President and Military Commander, Opens
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is now open to the public following a dedication service Thursday in Washington, D.C. A combination of structures and statues honors America’s top World War…
2020-09-18 South Sudan Peace Activist Receives US Award
South Sudanese peace activist Rita Martin Lopidia Abraham received the 2020 Women Building Peace Award this week. The award comes from the United States Institute of Peace, a group set…
2020-09-17 Gates Foundation: COVID-19 Caused 7 Percent Rise in Extreme Poverty
A new report says the COVID-19 health crisis has greatly harmed worldwide efforts to reduce poverty and improve healthcare. The Goalkeepers Report was released this week by the nonprofit Bill…
2020-09-17 Experts Worry as US Ease Restrictions
State and local officials around the United States have again started rolling back social-distancing rules. Officials in some areas had lifted similar restrictions in the past, but reordered them again…
2020-09-16 Report Blames Boeing, FAA for 737 MAX Crashes
A United States Congressional report blames the crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX airplanes on the manufacturer’s design and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval process. The 737 MAX was…
2020-09-16 Weather Event May Be Cause of Brazil’s Pantanal Fires
Since the middle of July, a fire has been burning in the wetlands of west-central Brazil. It has left a burned area that is larger than New York City. The…
2020-09-15 Choking Air from Western Fires Worst on Planet
Wildfires burning across the western United States will continue releasing smelly, harmful air until later in the week or after that, scientists say. They add that the smoky, cloud-covered skies…
2020-09-14 Suga Likely to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister
Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday. He is likely to become the country’s next prime minister when a parliamentary election is held…
2020-09-14 Indonesia’s Capital Under Virus Order, Hospitals Nearly Full
Main streets were less crowded Monday as Jakarta began two weeks of social restrictions to slow a rise of coronavirus cases. The rising number has pushed critical-care hospital services in…
2020-09-14 Streaming Services and the Environment
A new study suggests that streaming services can lead to higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers say the results depended, in part, on which technology was being used to…
2020-09-12 Australian Youngsters Take Legal Action to Stop Coal Mine Expansion
A group of young people in Australia has launched a lawsuit in the name of all children to block the expansion of a coal mine. Worry over climate change is…
2020-09-12 North, South Korean Couples Deal with Cultural, Language Differences
A year ago, Kim Seo-yun gave some very important personal information to her South Korean love interest. She had fled North Korea about 10 years earlier. Kim provided the information…
2020-09-10 New Book Tells Story of Trump-Kim Relationship
U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about the threat from the new coronavirus received widespread attention after parts of a new book were released this week. The passages are from “Rage,”…