American Places – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

The Gettysburg National Military Park is in the small town of Gettysburg in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. Much of the area around Gettysburg still looks like it did in the 1860s, during the American Civil War. The town is in the middle of good farmland.

30 Jan 2025,·3 mins mins

Taiwan to Kill Tens of Thousands of Iguanas to Protect Farmland

Taiwan plans to kill up to 120,000 green iguanas that are damaging the island's agriculture industry. Around 200,000 of the animals are believed to be in the island's southern and central areas. Both areas are heavily dependent on farming, said Qiu Huo Hao of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency.

23 Jan 2025,·3 mins mins

Monarch Butterfly Count Nears 30-Year Low

An American nonprofit group says the number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second lowest mark in nearly 30 years. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, based in Oregon, said the causes for this include the use of

21 Jan 2025,·5 mins mins

Mary Kay: A Leader in the Beauty Product Industry

Mary Kay Cosmetics is an international company that sells beauty products. One woman started the business in the 1960s with an investment of $5,000. Mary Catherine Wagner was born in the state of Texas in 1918.

18 Jan 2025,·4 mins mins

US Solar Farms Put Hungry Sheep to Work

A group of sheep on farmland in the American state of Texas work together to complete a job, eating the grass growing beneath hundreds of solar panels. Sheep have become a symbol of a growing solar industry

12 Jan 2025,·5 mins mins

Former US President Jimmy Carter Dies at the Age of 100

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. His presidency was marked by rising inflation and unemployment. He helped negotiate a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.

07 Dec 2024,·10 mins mins

Atomic Bomb Survivors Plan New Push for Nuclear Disarmament

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki said receiving a Nobel Peace Prize has given them new energy to campaign for nuclear disarmament. Next August will be the 80th anniversary of the two atomic bombings that ended World War II in 1945.

06 Dec 2024,·5 mins mins

Senegal Starts Introducing English in Preschools

In Senegal, educators are starting to teach English to younger children in an effort to better prepare them to succeed in future educational and professional activities. The preschool students also learn French, the country's official language, as well as Arabic and the nation's national languages, the French news agency AFP reports. Senegalese children who attend preschool, also known as nursery school, are generally under five.

02 Dec 2024,·7 mins mins

Greenland Holds Important Position in a Warming World

Greenland is the world's largest island and a self-governed territory of Denmark. About 57,000 people live there, mainly along its coasts. Most of Greenland lies north of the Arctic Circle under thick sheets of ice.

26 Nov 2024,·5 mins mins

Pope Francis Names First Woman to Lead Major Vatican Office

Pope Francis has named the first woman to lead a major office of the Roman Catholic Church. On Monday, he chose an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head the department responsible for all the Church's religious orders. The appointment is the latest effort by Francis to give women more

23 Nov 2024,·5 mins mins