In the wake of a recent shooting near the White House, authorities in Washington, D. C. are considering a new strategy. They are thinking about having National Guard members work side by side with local police officers. This idea comes after a tragic event where two National Guard members were shot. One of them, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, did not survive her injurie...
Detroit's Ford Field was buzzing on Thanksgiving Day, not just because of the football game, but also because of a star-studded halftime show. The Detroit Lions were playing the Green Bay Packers, but the real excitement happened when Jack White took the stage. He started strong with a track from his new album, setting the tone for an energetic performance. But the ...
Two soldiers from West Virginia are in bad shape after a shooting near the White House. It happened around 2:15 p. m. on Wednesday. A man turned a corner, pulled out a gun, and started shooting. Other soldiers nearby heard the shots and quickly stopped the shooter. The White House was locked down for a while, but the lockdown was lifted around 5 p. m. President Trum...
Bruna Ferreira's story is not unique, but it's her connection to the White House that has brought her case into the spotlight. The 33-year-old Brazilian mother was taken into custody by federal officers while driving to pick up her son from school. Now, she's being held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility far from her home in Massachusetts. Ferr...
Scientists have cooked up a clever way to make tiny carbon dots that can do double duty. These dots, made from a simple ingredient called sorbic acid, can both sense things and light up brightly. This is a big deal because usually, materials can only do one or the other. These special dots can detect changes in liquids and solids. They can even tell how much of one ...
Bruna Ferreira's story is a stark example of how immigration policies can disrupt lives. She moved to the U. S. from Brazil as a young child and grew up in suburban Boston. She played tennis in high school, got married and divorced, and even started her own business. Her life seemed ordinary until she was detained by ICE earlier this month. Ferreira's case gained at...
A disagreement has sparked between President Donald Trump and the architect he chose for a White House ballroom project. The issue? Size matters. Trump wants to go big, really big, with a 90, 000-square-foot addition. But architect James McCrery II isn't so sure. He's worried this massive addition might overshadow the main White House, which is already 55, 000 square...
The White House and the FDA are at odds over a staffing decision. The FDA's top boss, Marty Makary, wanted to promote Sanjula Jain-Nagpal, a policy expert. But the White House had other plans. They asked for her resignation. Makary wasn't happy about it. He pushed back. But the White House didn't back down. Jain-Nagpal is still at the FDA. That's the official word f...
A lavish ballroom project at the White House has sparked a heated debate. The plan involves a massive 90, 000 square foot ballroom, capable of hosting up to 1, 000 guests. This extravagant addition is set to overshadow the main White House building itself. The president insists that private donors are footing the bill, with names like Apple, Amazon, and Google contri...
The UFC White House event is causing quite a stir among fighters. Some are questioning why so much focus is on this one event, rather than their regular fights. Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo have been vocal about this. They think fighters are too obsessed with the White House card. Usman even said, \x22Why is everyone saying White House, White House? Just fight. \x2...