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Severe Storms Hit U.S.

April 17, 2025

Recovery efforts are ongoing after a system of intense storms brought heavy rains and strong winds to parts of the Southern and Midwestern United States in early April. Communities saw flash flooding, tornadoes, and historic rainfall. The storms lasted for…

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Environment

Cities in Bloom

April 17, 2025

An expanse of wildflowers is a stunning sight. But a wildflower meadow isn’t just nice to look at. It’s also doing important work. It promotes biodiversity. It produces food for pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. And it provides a…

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Government

Education Order

April 4, 2025

On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE). Trump said that the department will still keep some “core necessities” and that Congress will vote on whether to officially abolish…

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Sports

Hey, Batter Batter!

April 3, 2025

On March 29, on opening weekend of Major League Baseball (MLB), the New York Yankees broke a record. They hit nine home runs in a game—a team high—against the Milwaukee Brewers. Fans noticed something odd: Some Yankees players used new…

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Book Support

April 3, 2025

On a sunny Saturday morning in late February, Rohan Mukhopadhyay unpacked 10 boxes of brand-new children’s books. He was at the Beehive, a venue in Los Angeles, California, with his mom, dad, and brother. Together, they arranged the books on…

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Space

Astronauts Return Home

April 3, 2025

Two NASA astronauts are finally home after unexpectedly spending more than nine months in space. On June 5, 2024, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were launched into space. They were the first people to fly on Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft.…

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Careers

Getting the Shot

March 24, 2025

Carrie Giordano works fast. She’s a photographer for two professional sports teams in California: baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and football’s Los Angeles Rams. This means she’s constantly racing to follow the action. TFK Kid Reporter Meyer Ballas, who lives in…

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Reporter’s Log

March 18, 2025

Connie Chung was the second woman and the first Asian American to be the lead anchor for a major U.S. news program. TFK Kid Reporter Evelyn Peng met the trailblazing journalist during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and…

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Water at Work

March 11, 2025

Water is one of our most important resources. Many people don’t think about where water comes from, how it gets to us, or where it goes after we use it. But water resource engineers do. It’s their job. They make…

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Addressing Congress

March 6, 2025

On March 4, in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump gave a speech to Congress. Members of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives gathered for the event. It was the president’s first joint address since his second…

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