Somali Refugee Wins Primary Election for US Congress
Somali Refugee Wins Primary Election for US Congress
US University Puts Electronic Assistants in All Student Housing
One American university is putting electronic voice-controlled assistants in every student housing room on campus.
Yosemite National Park Reopens, But Tourism Still Down
Yosemite National Park reopened on Tuesday after a being closed for 20 days because of severe wildfires.
Survivors Remember Horror of Laos Dam Collapse
Samled Inthavong of Attepeu Province, Laos, was trying to get his family into a boat when a building hit his house.
Study: We Learn Language in Pre-Human Area of Brain
A human brain at the Institute of Experimental Medicine of Hungarian Academy of Science in Budapest March 16, 2011.
China Denies Detaining 1 Million Muslims in ‘Re-Education’ Camps
A Chinese official has denied that over 1 million Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities are being held in re-education camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Young Americans Are Less Wealthy Than Their Parents
The cost of living in the United States is going up, notes writer Alissa Quart.
Argentina Lawmakers Reject Bill to Legalize Abortion
Argentina’s Senate has rejected a measure that would have legalized ending a pregnancy during the first 14 weeks for any reason.
Google Honors First Native American Woman Engineer
Her work is considered critical to the early stages of the age of space travel.
Scientists Say Genetically Modified Rice Can Prevent HIV
Researchers say a new genetically modified rice can prevent infections of HIV, the virus responsible for the disease AIDS.