WASHINGTON — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad challenges that…
US President Donald Trump said on January 31 that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could be talking very soon and announcing something significant to end the conflict in Ukraine. “We’re going to talk, and I think we’re going to do something significant,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We want to end that…
Doctors are looking for creative ways to solve an eye problem that is becoming more common among children and teens. Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical sciences at the University of…
A group of leading Arab states have said they “firmly” reject any attempt to relocate or expel Palestinians from Gaza. This comes after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to “cleanse” and relocate its population to neighboring countries. The foreign ministers of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt issued a…
Air traffic controllers knew there was a problem moments before the deadly Friday night crash of a Medevac jet in Philadelphia that also injured over a dozen people on the ground. The cause for the crash is not yet known. The Learjet 55 departed Northeast Philadelphia Airport at about 6:30 p.m. ET bound for Springfield-Branson National Airport…
President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on three of the nation’s biggest trading partners Saturday could have sweeping impact across the world, and raise prices for American consumers. Trump will impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, a decision he said he hopes decreases the amount of fentanyl and migrants coming into the U.S. across their borders….
A new asteroid has been discovered, it could hit Earth in 2032. It has been labeled 2024 YRA and has a diameter of 40-100 m. The chances of hitting Earth are 1/83 and a collision could cause an explosion similar to the one that occurred in 1908 in Tunguska, producing a diameter of 1 km….
Many people are constantly looking for new ways to get rid of excess weight. One of the simple and natural ways that can help you lose weight is a drink with only four ingredients. To prepare this drink you need: banana, lemon, cucumber and ginger. This natural drink can help speed up metabolism and burn…
U.S. investigators say the “black box” recorder from an Army Black Hawk helicopter was recovered Friday, as teams continue to search for clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington. The Army helicopter and a commercial passenger jet collided late Wednesday as the jet was attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington…
Hundreds of striking students marched through the Serbian countryside Friday as they took their anti-graft protest toward the northern city of Novi Sad, where they plan to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this weekend. The bridge blockade planned for Saturday will mark three months since a huge concrete construction at the railway station…