2015-02-23 Politics Share the Stage at the Oscars
The Academy Awards honor the year’s best movies, actors and other parts of the Hollywood film industry. The night is often called the Oscars because winners receive a statue called…
2015-02-22 Hawaii Scientists Study Threatened Shark Species
Fishing, climate change and pollution threaten many shark species. Now, scientists are getting a close look at the shark environment. They want to better understand the threats this important animal…
2015-02-21 Boat Building Tradition Still Strong in US Northwest
Humans have been making boats for thousands of years. Archeologists have found evidence of boat building by early human beings all over the world. They say early humans used the…
2015-02-20 Thailand Hoping for More Chinese Visitors
For years, Thailand has been a popular country for tourism. Many foreigners went to Thailand to enjoy its culture, natural beauty and warm weather. But reports about martial law and…
2015-02-20 Kenyan Birth Control Method May Put Women at Risk for HIV
Kenyan researchers say women using a popular birth control method are at risk of being infected with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV has been called the AIDS virus. Studies…
2015-02-19 UN Sees Sharp Rise in Civilian Deaths, Injuries in Afghanistan
The United Nations says conflict-related deaths and injuries among Afghan civilians rose last year. The UN says the number of civilian deaths and injuries was 22 percent higher than in…
2015-02-19 Rights Groups: N. Korean Leader Abused His People
North Korea honored its former leader Kim Jong Il this week on what would have been his 73rd birthday. Officials in the country praised Mr. Kim for his political skills…
2015-02-18 US Proposes Rules for Commercial Use of Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration has written rules to govern the use of commercial drones in the United States. The proposed rules were released on Sunday at the same time as…
2015-02-17 Young Vietnamese Clean Up Environment
Vietnam’s move from poverty to a fast-growing economy has caused harm to the environment. In the future, young people will be among those worst affected by the pollution. But some…
2015-02-17 Teacher Remembers North Carolina Shooting Victims
Mussarut Jabeen is head of the Al-Iman School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She knew all three young people who were murdered in North Carolina on February 10. She provided Islamic…
2015-02-16 Somalis Unable to Send Money Home from US
Somalis in the United States are now unable to send money back to Somalia. The final American bank that allowed for sending money there has stopped doing so. The small…
2015-02-15 African Businesses Turn to Online Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a way to raise money from a large number of people over the Internet to support a project. Crowdfunding has become common in many Western countries. Kickstarter and…
2015-02-15 Prisoners Are Learning Computer Programming
Prisoners in California are learning how to write programs for computers — an activity known as computer coding. It is a skill that many employers are seeking in new workers.…
2015-02-14 Americans Eating More ‘Fast Casual,’ Less Fast Food.
“Plain Cheeseburger. Give me two of them.” That is Ted Mistretta ordering food in Washington D.C. before boarding a train with his daughter Kim. They were heading home to New…
2015-02-13 Uganda Under Fire for Exporting Health Workers
The Ugandan government has set up a program to send almost 300 health care workers to work in Trinidad and Tobago. Critics say there is already a shortage of medical…