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A storm struck the southern United States this weekend. It brought heavy rain, which led to flooding in parts of Louisiana. Communities there had expected a hurricane. But the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm once it hit land…
Two major earthquakes hit Southern California last week. The first struck on July 4, near the Mojave Desert. Its magnitude was 6.4. There were small tremors afterward, called aftershocks. On July 5, the second earthquake hit. With a magnitude of…
A giant telescope will be built on Mauna Kea, a dormant Hawaiian volcano that some people consider sacred. Hawaii governor David Ige announced on June 20 that construction of the telescope had been approved. It’s called the Thirty Meter Telescope,…
By the end of 2018, nearly 71 million people around the world had been displaced by war, persecution, and other violence. That’s according to the United Nations Refugee Agency’s annual “Global Trends” report. It was released today. That number includes…
A federal court in Miami, Florida, has ordered Carnival Corporation to pay a $20 million penalty. Years ago, the cruise ship company was ordered to stop polluting the ocean. The court says the company has continued to do so. In…
Biscuits and chocolate gravy are breakfast food in Arkansas. Immigrants from Somalia, in Africa, make meat-stuffed pastries called sambusas in Minnesota. In North Dakota, bees produce about 34 million pounds of honey a year. These are among the delicious little…
A storm struck Houston, Texas, on Tuesday. It brought heavy rains and rising floodwaters. By Tuesday night, some parts of the city had received 10 inches of rain. Police and firefighters evacuated homes. They also rescued people from vehicles that…
El 20 de julio de 1969, más de 500 millones de personas alrededor del mundo miraron en vivo un evento especial por televisión. Vieron imágenes graneadas en blanco y negro emitidas desde el espacio. Luego, escucharon la voz del astronauta…
The elephants stood face-to-face in a cloud of dust. Their big ears fanned out. Their tusks almost locked. A group of schoolkids gazed in awe from a truck. They had come from a village just outside Makgadikgadi Pans National…
En 1953, una guerra de tres años en la Península de Corea, al este de Asia, finalizó con un acuerdo de cese de fuego. El acuerdo estableció un área que divide Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur. Esta área…
Alaysia Thomas tiene 16 años. Ella fue a un campamento de estadía prolongada por primera vez el verano pasado. En el campamento, anduvo a caballo. También anduvo en canoa. Pero su cosa favorita fue hablar con otros acampantes. “Hice muchísimas…
On February 7, police in Malaysia raided a factory and a warehouse in the state of Sabah. They seized more than 30 tons of pangolin products. Pangolins are also known as scaly anteaters. The raid captured 1,800 boxes of frozen…
Danny Lee quería jugar al fútbol americano con tacles en quinto grado. Su papá tenía otra idea. “Él dijo que, si me lesionaba ahora, podría terminar mi carrera de fútbol americano”, dijo Danny a TIME for Kids. Peter Lee aconsejó…
The new animated film Wonder Park tells the story of Wonderland. It’s an adventure-filled amusement park that June and her mother create in their imagination. The park is inhabited by a crew of furry friends, including beaver brothers Cooper and…
El año pasado, Izzy Goldstein, de 12 años, aprendió que podemos reducir la polución del aire al usar fuentes de energía naturales, como el viento y la energía solar, en vez de gasolina. Esto la hizo pensar qué podía hacer…
In early January, President Donald Trump went to McAllen, Texas. He wanted to make his case for building a wall along the southern U.S. border. “What [we] need more than anything is the barrier, the wall,” Trump said. “Whether it’s…
The 116th U.S. Congress opened on January 3. It is the most diverse Congress in history. The Senate and the House of Representatives have more women than ever before. New House members include Native Americans, Latinos, Muslims, and African Americans.…
