On Thursday, 14-year-old Karthik Nemmani of Texas won the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He beat 515 other students to win a prize worth $40,000.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is still erupting. It has burned over 80 buildings, closed a power station, and forced more people to leave their homes.
US cars have had stamped metal license plates for around 125 years. Now that may be changing. California is testing a new, digital license plate.
Each year, tobacco kills over 7 million people. Millions more live with serious illnesses caused by tobacco. The problems may be getting better for adults, but worse for teens.
A family in Portland, Oregon was surprised to learn that their digital assistant had recorded them talking, and sent the recording to someone they knew.
In early May, California decided that new homes built after 2020 must have solar power. It is the first US state to make a rule like this. The decision could have big effects.
On Sunday, some people in Florida got a message warning them about a power outage and a zombie attack. Luckily, that was only half true.
Scientists in California say they have moved memories between two sea snails. The experiment gives new ideas about how memories are saved.
US President Donald Trump has moved the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In the protests that followed, 60 people were killed and around 1,700 were hurt.
A soldier in the US Army lost an ear in a car crash two years ago. Now she has gotten a brand new, real ear. It grew inside her arm.
The Boy Scouts of America have decided to allow girls to become scouts. Starting next year, the group will be called "Scouts BSA" as part of that change.