05:18 December 13, 2023
In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or riding long distances to their jobs …
06:21 December 12, 2023
Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic. That information comes from results of the lat…
03:43 December 12, 2023
Brazilian officials say bird flu has killed nearly 1,000 seals and sea lions in the country’s south. As of December 11, the southern state of Rio Gra…
04:47 December 12, 2023
European nations reached an agreement on rules for artificial intelligence (AI) last week. Some experts say the regulations will affect people around…
05:31 December 12, 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to deepen ties with China’s Southeast Asian neighbor. The meeting visit takes place a…
06:45 December 11, 2023
Everyone expected Japan’s Shohei Ohtani to receive the biggest deal in baseball history. Over the weekend, the two-time Most Valuable Player award-wi…
06:54 December 11, 2023
United States health officials last week approved two gene treatments for sickle cell disease. Doctors hope that the treatments will provide a cure f…
05:57 December 11, 2023
About 20 years ago, the international mining company Rio Tinto said it would open a nickel mine in the far northern part of the American state of Mic…
04:12 December 11, 2023
Four years ago, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free food store in Nashville, Tennes…
04:46 December 10, 2023
High school students in the United States can earn college credits by taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The classes, developed by T…
06:13 December 10, 2023
Scientists have identified six planets orbiting a nearby star “in perfect harmony” in our Milky Way galaxy. The solar system appears to be untouched …
06:11 December 10, 2023
Mushrooms are not only tasty. They are also filled with healthy nutrients, like calcium and potassium, and vitamins, like D and B. Some people not on…
09:55 December 9, 2023
American higher education experts are concerned that small colleges closed at a high rate in 2023. They say college closures can prevent students fro…
04:45 December 8, 2023
Recently, members of the American rock band Kiss closed out their final performance. The group’s “The End of the Road” concert series ended in New Yo…
05:15 December 8, 2023
India is planning to launch the world’s largest renewable energy project near the country’s border with Pakistan. The term renewable describes energy…
04:21 December 7, 2023
Hanukkah (also written as Chanukah) is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight straight nights, Jews come together with family and friends at the en…
06:12 December 7, 2023
Documents show that a U.S. research program is making progress on its goal to use a safer kind of fuel for nuclear-powered Navy submarines and milita…
04:21 December 6, 2023
European Union scientists said on Wednesday that 2023 would be the warmest year on record. The average world temperature for the first 11 months of t…
04:39 December 6, 2023
Officials in the American city of Detroit, Michigan, have equipped a piece of road with technology designed to charge electric vehicles (EVs) on the …
05:41 December 6, 2023
Venezuela has increased pressure on its claim that the territory of Essequibo belongs to the country. However, the government of President Nicolás Ma…
05:40 December 6, 2023
The US National Park Service recently announced a plan to remove hundreds of stray cats that wander historic Old San Juan on the island of Puerto Ric…
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…