LNGenZ News for Kids: Current Events

As the Civil War neared its end around 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye, a French historian, suggested that France should create a statue to celebrate America’s hard-won independence from England. The project was awarded to Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor, and… Read More

The COVID Cooking Renaissance The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot about how we are used to doing things. Most of those things might be negative, but one of the positive trends to come about from the shutdowns is the… Read More

The United States Supreme Court is the ultimate decision-maker for legal disputes in the United States. Judges on the Court are called “Justices.” It is made up of the Chief Justice of the United States, and eight lesser, or “Associate… Read More

Every four years, America holds a presidential election. Political ads and voter registration efforts dominate the news. The presidential election is one of our country’s most important votes, but it is not the only one. Elections at the city, state,… Read More

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania have both tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement came late on October 1. Since then, the president has been moved to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he continues to run… Read More

Cancel culture is a form of online shaming. It has become the ultimate form of public shaming in the 21st century. Social media has made this method controlling others easier. Whether through social media or other information, we can hardly… Read More

Woodpeckers and Wildfires: A Necessary Combination The wildfires that have been burning up the West Coast have done millions of dollars in damage and cost some people their lives. The tragedy has been all over the news and social media,… Read More

While some would argue that we can create a more civil society through regulating speech, it seems that these efforts to silence are little more than tyranny. They may be an attempt to manipulate not just what we say but… Read More

Our federal government consists of three branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial. They are all described in the United States Constitution. The three branches of government are all equal — they each play a unique role in lawmaking. Each branch holds… Read More

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old from pancreatic cancer. Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts said: “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a… Read More

West Coast Wildfires The West Coast seems to be on fire. Smoke hangs over California, Oregon, and Washington like a blanket. This is one of the worst fire seasons on record and firefighters have been called from all across the… Read More

After the Coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, Congress passed stimulus and relief packages that cost trillions of dollars to help people who had to stop working because of the lockdown. But now, many Americans worry that all this new… Read More