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Bushfires are common in northern Australia. (The scrub, woodland, and grasslands of Australia and New Zealand are called “the bush.”) The winters are dry, and a lightning strike or human error can ignite a blaze. … Read more

Donald Trump is only the third U.S. President to be impeached. But what exactly does impeachment mean? Impeachment starts in the House of Representatives. Members of the House of Representatives, who wanted to decide whether … Read more

Since June 2019, pro-democracy protestors have held weekly demonstrations in Hong Kong like the one shown here. In August, protestors disrupted travel at the Hong Kong International Airport, shutting down the airport for days. The … Read more

On September 24, 2019, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. An impeachment inquiry investigates if the President committed a crime. It could lead … Read more

A year ago, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg sat alone at the Swedish capital. She had a message for world leaders. Take action on the climate crisis! This year, Thunberg did not protest alone. Millions … Read more

Congress returns from their recess this September. Waiting for them will be one especially serious issue.What can be done to prevent mass shootings? A mass shootingis when someone uses a gun to shoot many people. … Read more

On June 29, 2019, Major General Laura Yeager became the first woman to lead a United States Army Infantry Division. In a ceremony at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, General Yeager took … Read more

You’ve learned that United States laws are based upon the United States Constitution. But what happens when people disagree about what the Constitution means? That is where the Supreme Court comes in. The Supreme Court … Read more

For the first time ever, Japan will host the G20 Summit. From June 28-29, global leaders will descend upon Japan’s third-largest city, Osaka, to discuss the world’s most important economic issues. The G20 Summit is … Read more

A devastating fire tore through Notre-Dame Cathedral’s roof in Paris, France. Crowds of people gasped as flames sent the cathedral’s spire [a tall, pointed structure often set on top of a building] crashing to earth. … Read more