Category

USA

Uplifting usa stories from trusted sources

Photo: 2H Media / Unsplash

Science Health Environment Technology Community Global USA
USA NPR Apr 2
'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along

Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.

USA NPR Apr 2
In a thunderous launch, Artemis II astronauts leave Earth. Here's what's next

NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.

USA NPR Apr 2
Pakistan is playing intermediary in the Iran war, a role it has played before

Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary in the U.S-Israel war with Iran. It played this role before, during a high-stakes moment in diplomatic history.

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 1
Rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot's 'A Hymn to Life' chronicles resilience after abuse

In 2020, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a police station and life as she knew it ended. She learned that her husband had been drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to abuse her for nearly a decade. The case led to a reckoning about sexual abuse and revealed the power of one woman's voice. Amna Nawaz sat down with Pelicot to discuss her book, "A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides."

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 1
A Brief But Spectacular take on channeling identity through art

Wendy Red Star is a multimedia artist who grew up on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. Her work spans photography, sculpture, fiber arts and performance to celebrate Native identity and remind us why art matters in how we're remembered. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on channeling identity through art.

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 1
Georgia's Brad Raffensperger showcases Ponzi scheme fight as he runs for governor

It was a moment of triumph for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday, as he announced his office had persuaded a securities firm to refund $6.7 million to investors who lost money in an alleged $156 million Ponzi scheme.

USA NPR Apr 1
A Turkish border town known for its cats - in times of peace

The border town of Van in Turkey is known for being a hub for Iranian travelers, its lavish breakfasts ... and its cats.

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 1
What is Good Friday? Here's what to know

Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar.

USA NPR Apr 1
This fringe actor finds the spotlight in Israel's most provocative film post-Oct. 7

Israeli fringe actor in the spotlight for anti-war film

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 1
WATCH LIVE: Artemis II blasts off on journey sending astronauts around the moon

NASA begun fueling its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts.

USA NPR Apr 1
Homesick in a foreign country, a teenager meets a lifelong friend

Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.

USA NPR Apr 1
From scrappy startup to tech giant, Apple celebrates its 50th year

Countercultural mythmaking and global corporate dominance have helped the tech corporation sail through criticism.

USA NPR Apr 1
4 takeaways from the U.S. men's national soccer team's World Cup tune-up games

The two losses — 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal — were a wakeup call for the USMNT and the team's ambitions for this summer's World Cup. But the Americans said they welcomed the lessons learned.

USA NPR Apr 1
NASA's Artemis II astronauts launch to the moon today. Watch it here

NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.

USA PBS NewsHour Mar 31
King Charles to make a U.S. state visit despite calls to cancel over the Iran war

Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that the king and Queen Camilla would travel to the U.S. in late April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence.