2017-02-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary. Just a day earlier, Michael Flynn resigned from his position as national security adviser

2017-02-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Over seven months have passed since Panamanian officials launched an expansion of the world famous Panama Canal.Officials agreed to the expansion so that many of the world’s

2017-02-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today...Actor Harrison Ford became famous in the 1970s when he starred as Han Solo, the pilot of the Millennium Falcon spaceship in “Star Wars.&

2017-02-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hilary Moore Hebert had a simple idea.She knew many visitors to Washington, D.C. buy fare cards to ride the city’s public transportation system. What would happen, she wonder

2017-02-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Russian officials hope the new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will work to improve relations between the two countries despite the resignation of Michael Flynn, the national

2017-02-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today…You probably have heard about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.The four-day event opened last Saturday in New York City.The world-fam

2017-02-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The president of Turkmenistan won re-election with nearly 98 percent of the votes, the country’s election commission reported.President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was elected

2017-02-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The photo taken last December of a man assassinating Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was named World Press Photo of the Year on Monday.Assoc

2017-02-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

President Donald Trump told voters he would work to make the trade policies in the United States fairer for workers.During his campaign he said the North American Free Trade Agreem

2017-02-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A show in Washington, D.C. suggests that tall buildings of the future can and should be built out of wood.The exhibition is open at the National Building Museum.Wood has been an im

2017-02-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is changing his deadly war on drugs.The change came after the killing last October of a South Korean businessman by Philippine police officers

2017-02-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A system to transport bullet-shaped people movers at super-fast speeds recently got its first real-world test.The system, called Hyperloop, was the idea of American businessman Elo

2017-02-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United Nations has asked for $2.1 billion to help Yemen where millions of people are caught in a two-year-old civil war.A Saudi Arabian-led coalition began bombing in the Middl

2017-02-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A Hollywood talent agency has cancelled plans for a party celebrating the Academy Awards, known as the “Oscars.”Instead, the agency is organizing an event to help the A

2017-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The world’s largest refugee camp will remain open in Kenya.Kenya’s high court announced the ruling Thursday. It said closing the Dadaab camp would violate the country&r

2017-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Japan is reportedly planning to approve new visa rules to attract more foreign workers.The proposed change comes as the United States considers new immigration reforms to limit the

2017-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Judge Frank Caprio is a celebrity in the city of Providence, Rhode Island.And, he is starting to get noticed around the world, too.Caprio is an

2017-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Reaksmey Mary was disabled with a serious illness when she was six months old. She is confined to a wheelchair and lives with her family on an island in the Mekong River in Cambodi

2017-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The Twitter hashtag #LetLizSpeak was trending on social media Wednesday.And over 6 million people saw a video from Elizabeth Warren, a member of

2017-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United States Senate has narrowly approved Betsy DeVos to lead the federal Department of Education.DeVos will join President Donald Trump’s new cabinet.Cabinet members ar

2017-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Amnesty International says the Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in what it considers war crimes and crimes against humanity.The rights group is accusing the go

2017-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today…Flying cars may soon become a reality.The rideshare service Uber has asked an expert from NASA, the American space agency, to help the co

2017-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The smuggling of minerals continues to supply millions of dollars to armed groups in Afghanistan, said an anti-corruption group this week.The Afghanistan Anti-Corruption Network sa

2017-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s extended medical leave is raising concerns in the most populous country in Africa.Buhari, 74, has been in London for the last two weeks

2017-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The New England Patriots football team defeated the Atlanta Falcons in the 51st Super Bowl on Sunday. It was the Patriots’ fifth Super Bow