2016-03-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

More than one-third of U.S. innovators are born outside the U.S.Only 13.5 percent of all U.S. residents are immigrants. But a new report says 35 percent of residents with a doctora

2016-03-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A bomb exploded on a crowded bus Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistan town of Peshawar, killing 15 and injuring 30.Most of the victims were government employees. Video of the att

2016-03-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The suicide bombing attack of a mosque near Maiduguri, Nigeria, killed at least 22 people and wounded 17 Wednesday.The two bombers were female, according to the Associated Press. O

2016-03-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

France has become the first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away unsold food.Legislators passed the law in February. The law requires supermarkets to donate unsold food t

2016-03-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Brazilian police said 3 million people protested Sunday, asking for the removal of President Dilma Rousseff.Brazil newspapers said the protests were the largest political demonstra

2016-03-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A California company paid a $10 million fine for Internet ads about “miracle” weight loss products.A miracle, it wasn’t.The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (or FTC)

2016-03-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

President Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.Garland, 63, is viewed as a moderate, based on his 19 years on the Washington, D.C. appeals court. He is n

2016-03-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Obama administration Tuesday took new steps to make it easier for Americans to visit Cuba.Americans can now take “people-to-people” trips to Cuba on their own. It c

2016-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today…An edited video of Bernie Sanders “scaring” Donald Trump has gone viral.Businessman Trump is the leader in the Republican pre

2016-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s next president.The retired bureaucrat from the National League for Democracy, or NLD, won 360 of the 652 vot

2016-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In Germany, a political party opposed to immigration has won seats in three elections on Sunday.The Alternative for Deuthschland (AfD) party won spots in southwestern Germany, whic

2016-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

For the refugees living in a camp along the border of Greece and Macedonia, each day begins with hope.The refugees hope that the Macedonians will open the border. They hope that it

2016-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

More migrants are leaving Libya after being abused, mostly by police and militias.The International Organization for Migration reports it has helped thousands of people leave Libya

2016-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to withdraw from Syria, Russian state media report.The move comes on the same day that United Nations peace talks begin

2016-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A militant group linked to al-Qaida terrorists said it attacked a vacation area in Ivory Coast on Sunday.Six attackers with weapons killed 14 civilians and two soldiers. Twenty-two

2016-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Dozens were killed and wounded in an explosion near the main square of Ankara on Sunday.At least 37 people were killed and 125 people were wounded and treated at hospitals around t

2016-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

March 14 is, perhaps quietly, celebrated as Pi Day: A day to honor the number many recall from geometry class.In case you are wondering, the date comes from the first three digits

2016-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A Palestinian teacher has won an international teaching prize, earning her $1 million dollars.Hanan Al-Hroub, a teacher from the West Bank, won the Global Teacher Prize on Sunday.P

2016-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United Nations accuses South Sudanese soldiers and militias of using rape as a weapon against women.And Amnesty International says government forces suffocated men and boys in

2016-03-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Air pollution decreased in China in 2015 after it used less coal.Coal use fell almost 4 percent last year. By burning less coal, the Chinese cut carbon dioxide in the air by 2.5 pe

2016-03-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A Florida gun-rights supporter remained in the hospital Friday three days after she was shot by her 4-year-old son.Jamie Gilt, 31, was shot in the back while driving her pickup tru

2016-03-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Regional airlines in the United States are short of pilots.Many older airline pilots are retiring. Federal regulations require pilots to take time off between flights to rest. Pilo

2016-03-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Job growth happened on the east and west coasts of the U.S. last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The howmuch.net map shows that most jobs were created in Californ

2016-03-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House Thursday.The day started with a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. The tw

2016-03-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

U.S. military officials say they captured a key person in the Islamic State’s chemical weapons program in Iraq.The IS operative was captured by American special-operations fo