LNGenZ News for Kids: Current Events

The government offers large amounts of money for Americans to buy electric vehicles (EVs) to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Many claims about EVs and their effects on the environment often seem conflicting. As with… Read More

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the first ever privately funded spacewalk began with the launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX teamed up to kick off the Polaris program. The three-step mission is not only… Read More

According to recent reports, more than 60,000 home deals fell through in July of 2024. That equals about one-fifth of all home contracts in the US that month, and it’s a record. When asked why they were ending their agreements… Read More

For the first time in almost 30 years, the Teamsters decided not to endorse anyone for the upcoming presidential election. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a union of freight drivers and warehouse workers formed in 1903. Since 1996 –… Read More

Elephants are extraordinary creatures of great size and intelligence. They are the largest living land animals with three species currently recognized: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. Scientists have studied the over-sized animals for… Read More

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 took the lives of thousands of people and destroyed two cities – Pompeii and Herculaneum. But it also buried and preserved the remains of those cities, leaving a record for scientists and… Read More

Since the founding of the nation, American laborers have wished for better working conditions and pay – and some were willing to fight for it. Throughout the years, many changes were made in the nature of labor in America –… Read More

Labor unions are organizations designed to protect workers and advocate for better pay and conditions. Today there are many – but that hasn’t always been the case. 1790s – 1800s: Craft Unions Before labor unions, people often worked long hours… Read More

For many Americans, Labor Day is a welcome three-day weekend, and a sign that the end of summer is coming. Many people’s celebrations involve hot dogs, barbecues, water balloon fights, and attending parades. Others continue “laboring” on this day that… Read More

Not long ago, it could take grocery store employees up to two days to replace the paper price tags that tell customers how much to pay for an item. But those days are gone. Now, with digital shelf labels, those… Read More

A recent Gallup poll shows that employee engagement with jobs in the United States has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade. What is causing this downward trend, and can it be reversed? Americans Are Detaching From… Read More

Once upon a time, journalists were taught to avoid injecting themselves into a story. The admonition in J-School was simple: “No one cares about you.” Reporters should not be seen nor heard. Instead, those telling the story were to become… Read More