Did you know that media used to be made up of a diversity of voices, but now there are only a few large corporations that own all of the other smaller companies? These corporations play a large part in controlling what you see, learn about and think is important.
In August, astronomers met and decided to change the definition of a planet. Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet because it only fulfills two criteria out of three to be considered an official planet.
A court in Mexico declared Felipe Calderon the new president two months after the election of July 2. Official election results showed Calderon won by a hair against Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Out of 128 schools in New Orleans, only 56 are scheduled to open this fall.
Kids have raised more than $10 million in aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina, non-profit organization RandomKid reported in August.
On Sept. 7, the Senate approved spending $63 billion more for the war in Iraq, bringing the total to $469.7 billion.
Iran doesn’t have nuclear weapons, but the United Nations Security Council is worried that it might be trying to make them and the Bush government is pushing for countries to punish Iran. Here is also a look at the countries around the world that do have nuclear weapons.
A profile of Pardis, a 14-year-old girl from Iran, some quick facts about Iran and a few common words in Farsi.
As leaders in Congress work to pass immigration reforms into law including more fences and armed guards at the U.S.-Mexico border, a 2nd-grader speaks out on behalf of his mother, a Mexican immigrant who has been ordered to go back to Mexico.
For many people in the Middle East, the summer of 2006 will be remembered as a time of fear, when homes were destroyed and families forced out of their villages.
