Air travel in the U. S. is facing serious problems. The government shutdown is making things worse. More than 2, 100 flights were called off on Sunday. This is because many air traffic controllers are not showing up for work. They have not been paid in almost a month. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cut flights at busy airports. These cuts started at 4...
The Philippines is once again facing a major storm, with Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall just days after another deadly storm. This time, the focus is on preparedness and response. Fung-wong, a powerful storm with winds reaching 115 miles per hour, hit the eastern part of the country on Sunday night. It's the strongest typhoon of the year so far, and authori...
In a series of posts on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump suggested some big ideas. He proposed sending cash directly to Americans to cover health care costs. He also talked about giving out $2, 000 dividends from tariff money. But officials later said these were just ideas, not official plans. Trump's first post was about health care. He suggested taking ...
President Donald Trump recently shared some big ideas on social media. He suggested giving Americans money directly to pay for healthcare and sending out $2, 000 checks from tariff money. But officials later said these were just ideas, not official plans. Trump posted on Truth Social that instead of giving money to insurance companies for ObamaCare, the government s...
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, recently spoke at The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina. She was there to talk to cadets about jobs in the federal government, especially in homeland security. She said that working in this area is more than just a job; it's a commitment to serving the country. Noem pointed out that over 23 federal agencie...
The U. S. is seeing a lot of flight delays right now. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that eight big airports, like those in Atlanta, San Francisco, and Washington, are having problems. This is because many air traffic controllers are not showing up to work. Why? Because they haven't been paid during the government shutdown. The FAA says there are...
At a recent event, Melania Trump received a Patriot of the Year Award. The audience, mostly made up of Trump supporters, seemed confused by her speech. She talked about breaking rules and being original. But many people didn't understand what she meant. This made some people laugh nervously. Melania Trump was born in Slovenia. She became a model and met Donald Trump...
A Canadian ostrich farm's long fight to save its birds from a government-ordered cull has come to an end. The Supreme Court of Canada recently rejected the farm's final appeal, allowing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to proceed with the cull. The CFIA claims the cull is necessary to prevent the spread of avian flu, but the farm's owners argue that the ost...
North Korea's recent missile launch adds to its growing list of tests. This time, a short-range ballistic missile was fired towards the east. South Korea's military spotted the launch and watched it travel about 700 kilometers (434 miles) across the country. The missile came from an inland area near the western county of Taekwan. South Korea and the U. S. had seen si...
Vaccines have been a crucial part of child healthcare for a long time. They protect kids from serious diseases that used to be common. Dr. Stanley Plotkin, a well-known vaccine expert, remembers a time when parents were scared of diseases like polio and measles. Now, thanks to vaccines, these fears are mostly gone. But not everyone agrees on the current vaccine sche...