Nine-year-old Gavin Schroeder saw the damage on the news that Monday. “It was horrible,” he said in an interview with Dallas TV station KTVT. “I seen the houses and the neighborhoods. And it was just
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05/24/2013
What is Chimborazo? The Winning Answer at the National Geographic Bee
By all accounts, Sathwik Karnik had been working for this moment for years – studying and studying. “It’s a lot of preparation and nervousness,” he told the Associated Press (AP). So he wasn’t about to
05/24/2013
Is the North Pole Moving?
That’s what some scientists say. “There was a big change,” geophysicist Jianli Chen told Nature News. “A long term drift,” said University of Texas geophysicist Clark Wilson, according to NBC News. And they say global
05/24/2013
Boy Scouts Overturn Anti-Gay Policy
Sixteen-year-old Pascal Tessier was overcome with emotion when he got the news. “I was thinking that today could be my last day as a Boy Scout,” he told reporters. It wasn’t. On Thursday, the National
05/23/2013
Two Years Later, Joplin Knows What Moore Is Going Through
“Joplin is a city of hope,” said Melodee Colbert-Kean, the mayor of Joplin, Missouri, according to NBC News. “We know what it’s like to suffer … but (we also) know what it’s like to get
05/22/2013
NBA Superstar Donates $1 Million to Tornado Relief Effort
The word “hero” gets used a lot these days. Some might say overused and misused. But in the case of Kevin Durant, the word “hero” is not only appropriate. It’s a huge understatement. Just a
05/21/2013
Tornado Kills Dozens in Oklahoma City Suburb
“It was just really scary.” That’s how Kye Smith described Monday’s tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, just outside Oklahoma City. “I just couldn’t see anything,” he told Oklahoma City TV station KFOR, describing what it was
05/20/2013
Welcome or Not? Vote Expected This Week on Allowing Gay Scouts
Tracie Felker of Kensington, Maryland, says her sons had no idea they were gay when they joined the Boy Scouts of America at the age of 7. “They were perfectly acceptable, wonderful scouts,” she said
05/17/2013
Mount Everest Is Melting
Not the mountain itself, actually. It’s the icy glaciers that sit on top of the rock. This past week, scientists revealed that the glaciers on the world’s tallest mountain have shrunk by 13 percent since
05/17/2013
The History of Memorial Day
Memorial Day. For many of us, it’s just a day off from school, an occasion for a family barbecue or a trip to the beach. But Memorial Day’s original purpose was to honor the soldiers
