Time’s Up For Switching Clocks? Congress Considers Daylight Saving Is it a good idea to change the clocks – or is it time to decide on a timezone and keep it? Spring forward. Fall back. Year after year, most Americans… Read More
As the war continues between Russia and Ukraine, peace talks have been going on but with no result so far. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently gave a speech to the US Congress via video link, asking for America to get… Read More
Big Business Shuns Russia Over Ukraine Invasion The US and European marketplace protests Russia by refusing to do business there. In February, Russia invaded its neighbor, Ukraine. Fighting is still going on over control of the area – but wars… Read More
In February, Russia invaded its neighbor, Ukraine. Fighting is still going on over control of the area – but wars are fought with more than just weapons. Other things can have a big impact, such as public opinion or the… Read More
This is Part Two of “A History of Ukraine: Battleground for Empires.” In Part One, we looked at Kiev’s golden age, the fall to empires, and the first try for independence. You can read it here. Now, we continue the… Read More
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe with a complicated past. After Russia’s invasion in February 2022, the nation is at war, and the whole world is watching. Why has Ukraine become a flashpoint for global conflict? To find out… Read More
‘People’s Convoy’ Loops Around US Capital in COVID Protest Trucks and other vehicles traveled across the country to deliver a message on COVID-19. Trucks and other vehicles have gathered near Washington, DC, to protest COVID restrictions. Several convoys traveled across… Read More
President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. The annual speech is a chance for the president to tell Congress and the American people how things are going in the country and what… Read More
Russia Launches Invasion of Ukraine Attacks have been reported in major cities across Ukraine, as Russian troops move in. Russia has launched an invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sending troops to the Russia-Ukraine border… Read More
On February 24, Russia invaded its smaller neighbor, Ukraine. The conflict has continued for several days. Peace talks between the two countries have begun – will an end to the war be achieved? David and Goliath Some onlookers have compared… Read More
Russia has launched an invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sending troops to the Russia-Ukraine border for around a year, adding up to about 190,000 soldiers. This caused the U.S. and many countries in Europe… Read More
Russia has sent more than 120,000 soldiers to its shared border with Ukraine. Tensions have risen as the U.S., and European countries worry this could mean Russia will invade its neighbor. President Joe Biden recently announced he would send American… Read More