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On November 18, the more than 33 million residents of New Delhi, India, woke up to an ugly surprise. The city was covered in smog. Smog is a kind of air pollution. It creates a toxic fog. In some…
How much would you pay for a banana taped to a wall? That question was on everyone’s mind at Sotheby’s, the New York City auction house, on November 20. The artwork was auctioned to the highest bidder. Final price: $6.2…
On November 12, a staffer at London’s Natural History Museum caps off the T. rex’s winter outfit. Each year, the famed animatronic dinosaur dons a snazzy new sw…
What inspired your community service work? I was vice president of student council in eighth grade. Our goal was to help our community become cleaner. How did the cleanups work? We started with our school. That motivated us once we…
The ocean is full of amazing creatures. It’s also full of plastic. There are about 171 trillion pieces of plastic in the sea. That’s according to a study published in the journal PLOS One in 2023. This is bad news…
TFK Kid Reporter Meyer Ballas read The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel and interviewed Max Brallier, its author. Read Meyer’s thoughts below. The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel is an illustrated version of the first book…
Wicked, now in movie theaters, imagines what happened before Dorothy fell into the Land of Oz. It’s based on the hit Broadway musical. The movie stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as witches Elphaba and Glinda. Marissa Bode plays Nessarose,…
The new movie Out of My Mind is based on a novel of the same name. It’s about Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy. This affects her speech and movement, so she isn’t given the same opportunities as…
TFK Kid Reporter Safiyyah Hussain read Off the Map and interviewed Meika Hashimoto, its author. Read Safiyyah’s thoughts below. In her latest novel, Off the Map, Meika Hashimoto takes readers on a gripping adventure in Alaska. Marlo sets out on…
TFK Kid Reporter Evelyn Peng read The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night and interviewed the book’s author, Steven Banbury. Read Evelyn’s thoughts below. The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night is Steven Banbury’s debut novel. It’s about a young…
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. He defeated current vice president Kamala Harris. Election results were announced early on November 6, the morning after Election Day. Trump will become the 47th president of the United States. After his…
On November 5, Americans went to the polls. Some waited in long lines to make their choice for who would be the next president of the United States. They also voted for candidates in other races, such as senators and…
Voters cast their ballots for the next president. They choose state leaders, including governors, and city leaders, such as mayors. And voters chose members of the 119th United States Congress, which begins on January 3, 2025. Congress is made up…
U.S. presidents can serve two four-year terms. Donald Trump’s first term was from 2017 to 2021. He ran for reelection but did not win. Four years after his first term ended, Trump will begin serving again. Trump is only the…
We asked TFK Kid Reporters to share their Election Day thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Here’s what a few of them had to say. Disha Rai, 12, Illinois An election is a chance for people to participate in shaping the future…
The 2024 election was full of historic moments. Voters chose state and local leaders from many different backgrounds. These include women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Here are a few of many important firsts. (Left to…
The Women’s National Basketball Association, or WNBA, ended its season on October 20. It was a close championship game between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty won its first-ever league title. The league set records, too.…
“I’ve been playing basketball since I was 3. Once you start, you don’t want to stop! I’m delighted that the world is sharing my excitement for the game and enjoying the WNBA. Watching Sabrina Ionescu almost take down Steph Curry…
