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President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address on February 7. He spoke before Congress at the United States Capitol. Much of the speech focused on the economy. Biden said his policies have created millions of jobs. He…
On January 24, Meg Medina was inaugurated as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The ceremony was held at the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. Medina is a Cuban-American children’s book author. She’s the first Latina to be…
On January 17, archaeologists in Norway said they had found the world’s oldest rune stone. The flat rock is etched with runes. These are letters from an ancient Scandinavian language. They could have been carved 2,000 years ago. “This…
The public school district of Seattle, Washington, is suing social-media companies. These include Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. A mental health crisis is affecting kids. Social media is a major cause, the district says. The lawsuit was filed on January…
On January 2, officials in Egypt said a stolen sarcophagus had finally been returned. Investigators say the ancient coffin was smuggled. It was brought to the United States in 2008. It has been at the Houston Museum of Natural Science,…
On December 7, Volodymyr Zelensky was named TIME magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year. He is the president of Ukraine. “Person of the Year has always been an occasion to step back and think about the year through the lens…
The second annual Earthshot prizes have been awarded. A ceremony was held on December 2, in Boston, Massachusetts. The Earthshot charity was founded by Prince William, of the United Kingdom (U.K.). It awards $1.2 million each to five projects. …
A storybook adventure comes to life in My Father’s Dragon. The new animated film tells a moving story about friendship. It’s based on a Newbery honor–winning children’s novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Jacob Tremblay, 16, stars as Elmer Elevator. Elmer’s…
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was held last month in Panama. The international conference set new protections for some 500 species. Many were animals. They have been hunted and sold as…
Dana Bowen (left) and Sara Kate Gillingham want to empower kids. Since 2017, they’ve run a cooking school for children in New York. Now they’re sharing their lessons in a new cookbook. It’s called Dynamite Kids Cooking School. “Each…
