A college student almost failed a course because her professor did not know that Australia was both a continent and a country.
Posts tagged as “USA”
In Kansas a person has to be 18 to vote, but there are no age limits to run for governor. This year there are six teenagers running for governor of Kansas.
Nancy Pelosi spoke in Congress for more than 8 hours. She gave the speech to try and help "Dreamers" - young people who were brought to the US without permission when they were children.
NASA is a United States agency that explores space. The letters of NASA's name stand for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
An astronomer in Canada has found a satellite that NASA lost contact with 12 years ago. NASA hopes it can get important information from the satellite.
Every year, the President of the USA gives a speech to Congress. In the speech, the President talks about how the year has gone and about plans for the future.
American soccer star Landon Donovan has stopped playing soccer twice. Now he says he will play again for a team in Mexico.
A heavy rain storm in California caused serious mudslides that killed at least 15 people and damaged houses. Rescue workers are still looking for more people who might be stuck, hurt, or dead.