CLOSING THE GENDER GAP
August 12, 2019 Ann Manser Women in the United States may still have to contend with a shortfall in their lifetime earnings and a glass ceiling in the boardroom, but they’ve closed the gender gap […]
Opinion
AP Explains: Is the US economy nearing a recession?
August 15, 2019 CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Financial markets are flashing a key warning sign of a recession, and the global economy is weakening as the U.S.-China trade war intensifies. All of which is […]
Careful analysis of volcano’s plumbing system may give tips on pending eruptions
July 25, 2019 Matt Swayne UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A volcano will not send out an official invitation when it’s ready to erupt, but a team of researchers suggest that scientists who listen and watch […]
The Murderer of Zhang Yingying Was Sentenced to Life Imprisonment. Why Did He Escape the Death Penalty?
On Thursday, after the jury was unable to reach an agreement on whether to impose a death sentence, Zhang Yingying’s defendant, Brend Christensen, was sentenced to life in prison. On June 9, 2017, Zhang Yingying […]
AP: Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
August 6, 2019 HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” ″Sula” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing […]
CNN: Why the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
August 6, 2019 Ryan Browne and Scottie Andrew (CNN) – On this date 74 years ago, the US dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing more than 70,000 […]
Children don’t like nature as much as adults—but preferences change with age
Aug 1, 2019 Jack Wang Imagine staring at a lake backed by snow-capped mountains, walking through a secluded forest or listening to birds sing. Now imagine a busy downtown, with skyscrapers soaring up above the […]
NPR: How The U.S. Compares With Other Countries In Deaths From Gun Violence
August 5, 20192:29 PM ET NURITH AIZENMAN, MARC SILVER The United States has the 28th-highest rate of deaths from gun violence in the world: 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 — far greater than […]
VOA: Why China’s Latest Military Exercises Aren’t Scaring the Rest of Asia
August 2, 2019 01:26 PM Ralph Jennings TAIPEI – Chinese military drills in the East and South China seas this week failed to rattle militarily weaker neighbors because, defense experts say, most have grown used […]
VOA: North Korea’s Latest Weapon: A Rocket or a Missile?
August 1, 2019 07:09 AM William Gallo North Korea said Thursday its latest weapons test involved a new multiple rocket launch system — not ballistic missiles, as South Korea had reported — raising questions about whether the […]