Virus Death Toll in China Rises as U.S. Prepares Evacuation
A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe has accelerated its spread in China with 80 deaths so far.
Puerto Rico Governor Fires 2 More Officials After Emergency Supplies Found Sitting in Warehouse
Puerto Rico residents discover warehouse full of Hurricane Maria supplies.
Modern Day Debtor’s Prison? Mississippi Makes People Work to Pay Off Debt
Are Debtor’s Prisons making a comback? Read on to find out more!
Australia’s Bushfires Have Burned an Area the Size of Vermont and New Hampshire Combined
Bushfires raging across Australia have burned more than 12 million acres—an area approximately the size of the U.S. states of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
Pomp, Circumstance, and Silence: How a Senate Presidential Impeachment Trial Works
Learn how a Senate Presidential impeachment trial works, and what will happen if Trump is impeached.
Russia Banned from Global Sports for 4 Years Over Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s unanimous decision, if upheld, would exclude Russia from the 2020 Olympics, and the Winter Games and World Cup in 2022.
Deaths of Goo Hara and Sulli Highlight Tremendous Pressures of K-Pop Stardom
Weekly Current Event and Critical Reading for 12/3/2019.
Venice’s Devastating Floods Are the “Canary in a Coal Mine” for Coastal Cities Worldwide
Weekly Current Event and Critical Reading for 11/19/2019.
Day of Rage Plunges Hong Kong into Turmoil After Police Shoot Protester
Weekly Current Event and Critical Reading for 11/12/2019.
NCAA Athletes Getting Paid: Thousands Could Be in Their Futures
Weekly critical reading for 11/05/2019
Researchers Taught Rats to Drive Tiny Cars. And It Made Them Less Stressed, Study Says.
October 24, 2019Ryan W. MillerUSA TodayLexile: 1100L–1200L If you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll ask for a glass of milk. If you give a rat a tinyRead More
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir Successfully Complete First All-Female Spacewalk
Weekly Critical Reading for October 22, 2019. The first all-female spacewalk.