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The Final Inning

March 16, 2018

For more than 70 years, the face of baseball in Cleveland, Ohio, has been Chief Wahoo, the mascot for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team. He’s a cartoon of an American Indian, with a big nose, feather headdress, and…

People

Standing Strong in Florida

March 14, 2018

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, returned to class on February 28 after a difficult two weeks away. The school had been closed since February 14, when a shooter there killed 14 students and three adults.…

Government

The Kid in Charge

February 26, 2018

Many kids have been bullied. Fifth grader Dom Peters decided to do something about it. He ran for office. On January 8, Dom, 11, was sworn in as Oregon’s first Kid Governor, at the State Capitol, in Salem. Fifth graders…

Sports

Good as Gold

February 26, 2018

Figure skaters Maia and Alex Shibutani have been an ice-dance team since 2004. At the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, in PyeongChang, South Korea, they nabbed a bronze medal in the team event, on February 12. On February 20, the duo…

Government

TFK Explains: The Government Shutdown

January 26, 2018

On January 20, the United States government shut down for three days. Why? Here, TFK explains. What is a shutdown? A government shutdown happens when Congress cannot come together to approve a federal budget. Some functions of the U.S.…

Government

A Monumental Fight

January 16, 2018

In December, President Donald Trump traveled to Utah. Supporters greeted him at the airport. But protesters waited for him at the state capitol. The purpose of the trip was to announce that two of Utah’s national monuments would be shrunk.…

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Weather

Record-Shattering Cold Weather Grips the U.S.

January 8, 2018

The New Year has brought freezing-cold weather to much of the United States, setting record lows in the Midwest and East. “You thought you were cold last year,” Jeanne Rivera, of Illinois, said. “But you weren’t cold. Now you’re cold.…

Government

A New Tax Law

January 8, 2018

On December 22, President Donald Trump signed a new $1.5 trillion tax bill into law. The law went into effect on January 1. It is the biggest change to U.S. tax law since 1986. At a signing ceremony in the…

People

An Astronaut’s View

December 9, 2017

Former astronaut Terry Virts has had an unusual view of the world. He piloted the space shuttle Endeavour and spent 200 days on the International Space Station (ISS). While aboard the station, he took three spacewalks, conducted many experiments, and…

Young Game Changers

Gravity Assist

December 9, 2017

When Jack Davis, 9, looks up at the night sky, he doesn’t see just the stars. He sees his future. The fourth grader lives in New Jersey. He has a deep interest in outer space and the alien beings he…