09:53 December 5, 2023
Nearly 9,000 private schools in the American state of Louisiana do not need state approval to give high school diplomas. Public schools, formal homes…
04:11 December 5, 2023
Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales, Australia, two years ago. She was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koa…
04:38 December 5, 2023
The world’s climate negotiators are meeting this month in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations Climate Conference. Activists, scientists and U.N. offic…
06:38 December 5, 2023
The number of Rohingya taking risky boat trips to flee refugee camps in Bangladesh is rising even higher than last year. Human rights groups and aid …
05:50 December 4, 2023
Almost all new parents struggle to get enough sleep while caring for their newborns. For some penguin parents, though, periods of sleep are especiall…
08:36 December 4, 2023
South Africa and Colombia are among the countries aiming to push drug companies to permit low-cost versions of drugs for deadly diseases. The drugs a…
05:19 December 4, 2023
When Sean Rafferty first worked in a food store 40 years ago, anything that was not sold got thrown out. But on a recent day at his store near the Ne…
03:11 December 4, 2023
The administration of American President Joe Biden warned lawmakers Monday against rejecting a military aid proposal for Ukraine. Shalanda Young is t…
06:27 December 3, 2023
As the American space agency NASA continues to carry out tests of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, it is also testing a future aircraft design on Ea…
08:18 December 3, 2023
Walter Banegas is a refugee from the Central American country of Honduras. He now lives in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo. There, he works in …
05:49 December 3, 2023
Walmart, the world’s largest store, is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its dependence on China. Between January and…
10:26 December 2, 2023
Researchers report that more than one million foreign students attended college or university in the United States last year. The data comes from the…
03:42 December 2, 2023
Iris Logan was having a hard time growing grass at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. So, she covered the space with stones, statues, and other art. Mo…
04:17 December 1, 2023
One year has passed since the Grinch stole Christmas from the town of Whoville. Now, the green creature is back in a follow-up book called How the Gr…
05:12 December 1, 2023
Life expectancy in the United States rose by about one year in 2022 following earlier decreases linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy pred…
05:04 December 1, 2023
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Republican Congressman George Santos of New York on Friday. The House voted 311 to 114 to immediate…
05:08 November 30, 2023
While Christmas music played, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near the capital of Seoul with their names written for others to see…
09:00 November 30, 2023
A city in the southwest of China has become a popular place for people who are looking for a freer way of life. They have left big cities and have mo…
06:30 November 30, 2023
American former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died Wednesday at his home in Connecticut. He was 100 years old. Kissinger was famed for helping r…
06:07 November 29, 2023
Google is about to start deleting accounts considered “inactive.” The company plans to start removing inactive accounts that users have not used or s…
04:38 November 29, 2023
British Businessman Richard Branson and Britain’s Department of Transport organized a flight crossing the Atlantic Ocean by a jet using fuel made fro…
04:37 November 29, 2023
The United Nations refugee agency has named a former child refugee from Somalia winner of this year’s Nansen Refugee Award. The U.N. High Commissione…
07:01 November 28, 2023
A 17-year-old student in Washington, D.C. recently got the chance to interview retired American basketball star Magic Johnson. As a result, Magic off…
06:09 November 28, 2023
Three recent reports say the world is failing in its fight to slow climate change. The medical publication The Lancet released its yearly report call…
05:16 November 28, 2023
At a meeting in April in Athens, Greece, drink experts looked carefully at the liquid in their glasses. They held them up to the light. They tasted a…
03:31 November 28, 2023
Rescuers pulled out all 41 workers who were trapped for 17 days in a mountain tunnel in northern India on Tuesday. A crowd of people around the tunne…
04:36 November 27, 2023
U.S. first lady Jill Biden wants everyone who visits the White House around Christmas to feel like a kid again. On Monday, Biden held a gathering to …
04:21 November 27, 2023
Researchers are renewing efforts to find Alzheimer’s disease treatments that remove harmful proteins from the brain. Such vaccines could possibly off…
04:50 November 27, 2023
Negotiators have reached a deal to extend a cease-fire between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza. A Qatari official announced Monday on the social med…
06:24 November 26, 2023
NASA has successfully tested a laser-based communication method that sent data over 16 million kilometers. The American space agency hopes the system…
06:42 November 26, 2023
The sudden and large increase in sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Raising the cost of bread would mean decreasing sales, so the …
04:42 November 26, 2023
After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia’s invasion, a coal mine in eastern Ukraine needed workers. Its answer was to permit wo…
05:40 November 25, 2023
A federal study of all public schools says that America’s Black and Latino students have reduced chances of success. The data came from the Civil Rig…
05:56 November 24, 2023
More than 50 million people in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere follow pastoralism as a way of life. They keep animals and move with them …
04:27 November 24, 2023
China called for caution on Friday as an increase in respiratory illness hit its schools and hospitals. And the World Health Organization (WHO), whic…
06:34 November 24, 2023
Thousands of Ukrainians decided to flee war in their country and head to Israel after Russian forces invaded in 2022. But now those people are facing…
05:21 November 23, 2023
Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in March of next year. The American organization in Seneca F…
04:10 November 23, 2023
Major automakers are seeking new ways to make electric vehicle (EV) motors that depend less on rare earth minerals. China controls most mining and pr…
05:29 November 23, 2023
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says changes in ocean temperature are the leading cause of coral bleaching around the…
05:38 November 22, 2023
Fourteen-year-old Luyanda Hlali walks 10 kilometers to school. She lives in the little village of Stratford in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.…
07:08 November 22, 2023
The American holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday is during autumn -- the main season for…
04:51 November 22, 2023
Indian scientists plan to add substances to clouds above the capital New Delhi in an effort to produce rain to reduce pollution. The method to artifi…
05:09 November 21, 2023
A recent opinion study says a big majority of parents in the United States believe their child is performing at grade level in school. However, stand…
04:55 November 21, 2023
The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is symbolized by its traditional food, a large bird we call a turkey. But turkey is certainly not from Turkey. In fact,…
04:47 November 21, 2023
When Geoffrey Holt of Hinsdale, New Hampshire died earlier this year at 82, not many people knew he had over $1 million. He wore worn-out clothes. He…
03:05 November 21, 2023
The 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals on Tuesday. The meals of r…
04:58 November 20, 2023
Panda lovers in the United States are hopeful for the return of the bears following a comment from Chinese President Xi Jinping last week. Speaking a…
06:15 November 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) system developer OpenAI was under new leadership Monday after a series of recent changes that included the removal of fo…
08:08 November 20, 2023
More than 40 percent of American adults are considered obese, or medically overweight. But the medications many of these individuals take are rarely …
05:18 November 20, 2023
Libertarian Party politician Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential election with 56 percent of the vote. Now President-elect Milei must face …