2020-09-23 One Officer Charged in Breonna Taylor Case, But Not for Her Death
A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday charged one of three police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.…
2020-09-22 Lightning and Wind: How the West Coast Fires Got So Bad
The lightning began in the skies over Northern and Central California one weekend in mid-August. It landed on grassy areas…
2020-09-23 Archaeologists Find 27 Coffins at Egypt’s Saqqara Pyramid
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 27 coffins inside a large burial ground in an ancient city south of Cairo. The coffins…
2020-09-20 In Beirut Tragedy, Doctor Finds Renewed Sense of Purpose
Dr. Bassam Osman says his life changed on August 4. At around 6 p.m, he was getting ready to leave…
2020-09-22 Botswana Blames Poisonous Algae for Elephant Deaths
The deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana earlier this year may have been the result of the animals drinking…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…