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United States Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor has written a new book. It’s called Just Ask! It’s about kids whose differences can make life more challenging. Sotomayor knows what it’s like to feel different. She grew up with juvenile diabetes.…
Across the globe, hundreds of thousands of young people are taking to the streets today, urging world leaders to address climate change. Many of the protesters are kids and teens. They’re skipping school to take part in the Global Climate…
In 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued bad news: The world tiger population had hit an all-time low. Poaching and habitat loss had taken their toll. There were just 3,200 tigers left in the wild, about half as many…
On September 13, a panel of health experts advised the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a new treatment. The drug could help kids build up a tolerance to peanuts. The FDA is expected to make a…
A rare two-toned lobster was discovered off the coast of Stonington, Maine, on September 6. Scientists say the half-black, half-orange creature is a one-in–50 million find. It was caught by Captain Daryl Dunham. He gave the crustacean to the Maine…
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin. These are some of the historic American men who appear on United States paper currency. But where are the women? “Thousands of women have been overlooked in history,” Rosie Rios told TIME for Kids.…
Marsai Martin started acting in TV commercials at age 5. She went on to become a TV star in Black-ish. This year, she starred in the movie Little, which she also helped produce. At 15, she is the youngest executive…
In Abominable, a girl named Yi discovers a yeti, or an abominable snowman, on the roof of her apartment building, in Shanghai, China. Yi introduces the yeti to her friends Jin and Peng. They name him Everest. The four of…
Twelve-year-old Emmy feels out of place at her new school. She likes music, but she can’t find the courage to sign up for choir. Then Emmy begins a computer-science class. She befriends a girl named Abigail, and together, they learn…
HOUSTON, Texas — Ten candidates went head-to-head at the third Democratic debate. It took place on September 12 at Texas Southern University, in Houston. The debates will help decide who will be the Democratic party’s nominee in the 2020 presidential…
April 15, 2019, started out like any other day in Paris, France. But by the day’s end, everything had changed. Notre-Dame cathedral, a French landmark, was swallowed by fire. Onlookers gasped as they witnessed a piece of the country’s history…
It has been more than three months since protests started in Hong Kong. Here, TFK explains. Why did the protests begin? On June 9, hundreds of thousands of people joined a march to oppose a bill. The bill would have…
Major League Baseball (MLB) has a home-run problem. The number of home runs increased sharply in 2015 and has continued to rise. In 2017, batters hit a record-setting 6,105 homers, and this year’s number will be even higher. There have…
Deepfakes are videos with visual or audio content that has been manipulated. They make it seem as if the video’s subject is saying words he or she hasn’t actually spoken. In the past, videos like these could be made only…
Jack Sullivan has survived the end of the world. Everyone in town has either been eaten by monsters or turned into a zombie. After 42 days alone, Jack learns that three of his classmates have also survived. They team up…
Author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier has guts. In her new graphic memoir, Guts, Telgemeier opens up about her childhood struggles with stomach problems. But the book, which is set during her elementary school years, is about more than a persistent…
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin climbed down from the Apollo 11 lander and planted their boots on the lunar surface. The United States had beaten its rival, the Soviet Union, in the race to…
