US Transportation Official Warns on Weight of Electric Vehicles As electric vehicles become more popular in the United States, a government safety expert is expressing concern about the automobiles. Jennifer Homendy runs the National Transportation S...
Aid Groups: Ban on Women Workers Will Hurt Afghanistan On December 24, the Taliban government of Afghanistan barred Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations. The ban resulted in the suspension of many aid operations and services be...
Ukrainian Soldiers to Train on Missile System in US About 100 Ukrainian soldiers will arrive in the United States as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system. The system is able to identify and shoot down enemy aircra...
Why Are Migrants Crossing the US-Mexico Border in Record Numbers? United States border agents made a record number of arrests in the South the past fiscal year, which ended in September. In an effort to deal with the situation, U.S. President Joe Bid...
Recovery Center Helps Ukrainian Soldiers Deal with Effects of War Some Ukrainian soldiers are spending time at a recovery center designed to help them deal with the harmful effects of war. A Ukrainian military commander created the recovery center in...
Will Rainstorms Help Californias Drought? California has been hit with a series of powerful storms that began late last month. The storms have brought the state an extreme amount of rainfall. More than 17 people have died from the storms and over hal...
In Time of Inflation, Argentine Artist Paints on Money Inflation has caused Argentinian artist Sergio Guillermo Diaz to create an unusual kind of art. He paints on money and sells it. With yearly inflation that likely neared 100 percent last year, Ar...
Belgian Project Uses Human Hair to Help the Environment In Belgium, a non-governmental organization called Dung Dung is recycling human hair to protect the environment. The organization gets the hair from coiffeurs who sweep up and collect the hair f...
Brazil Seeks to Punish Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to bring those responsible for the violence to justice after the attack on Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential home in Braslia. On Sunday...
Hunters Look for Nazi Treasure in the Netherlands Treasure hunters walked with digging tools and metal detectors through the fields of Ommeren in eastern Netherlands last week. They were looking for gold and jewels that Nazi soldiers reportedly burie...
On US-Mexico Border, Groups Help Migrants with Severe Problems Many migrants are arriving at the U.S.-Mexican border in need of medical and mental health treatment. Doctors, social workers, shelter directors, clergy and law enforcement officials say...
Texas Woman Saves Hundreds of Bats from Freezing Recent cold weather in the Southwestern state of Texas almost claimed some unusual animal victims bats. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. About 1,600 bats had gone into shock and fallen to the gr...
教皇方济各出席本笃十六世的葬礼 The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has led the funeral of former leader, Pope Benedict XVI. Tens of thousands of mourners attended the event Thursday in St. Peter's Square in Vatican C...
US Reopens Visa, Consular Services in Cuba The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services on Wednesday. The embassy says it will prioritize immigration permits to help Cubans join their families in the U.S. The move comes d...
Catholic Church May Consider New Rules for Retired Popes Pope Benedict, the retired leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died December 31. He became Pope in 2005 and retired from the position in 2013. Most popes serve until they die. There are not ma...
