Stephen Hawking, one of the most famous scientists since Albert Einstein, died on Wednesday. Hawking was known for his ideas about black holes, his books, and for working even though he could not move his body.
At 10 o'clock on March 14, high school and college students all over the US will leave class for 17 minutes. They are walking out of class as a way to protest against problems caused by guns.
China's government has changed the laws so that Xi Jinping can keep being president. Xi Jinping already has a lot of power in China. Some people think he will be president for the rest of his life.
Alexa, a computer voice meant to give people help, has been scaring them instead. People say their Amazon devices have been making a scary laughing sound when they don't expect it.
At two o'clock in the morning on Sunday, clocks in the US will turn ahead one hour. This is called Daylight Savings Time. Not everybody thinks it's a good idea.
President Trump has agreed to meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This will be the first time the leaders of those two countries have met. Recently people have worried that the US and North Korea might go to war.
People are getting together around the world to celebrate International Women's Day on Thursday. In many countries people are marching, having big meetings, and even stopping work for the day.
A woman walking on the beach in Australia found an interesting bottle. The bottle had a message inside that was 132 years old. That's the oldest message in a bottle ever found.
The movie Coco won an Academy Award on Sunday night for the best animated movie. The movie has been very popular in movie theaters, and now it is winning awards.
Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes, has died. Bannister's 1954 run made news around the world. It also changed people's ideas about what humans could do.
Thousands of people in Papua New Guinea need help after last Monday's earthquake, which killed over 50 people. Many more people are in danger now because they need food, water, and other supplies.