Nik Wallenda completes wire walk across Chicago skyline
Source: The Guardian
Read about how daredevil Nik Wallenda broke two records tightrope walking on a steel wire more than 50 stories above the Chicago river.
Current Events
Rwanda: Has reconciliation by legal means worked?
Source: The Washington Post
In 1994, a genocide in Rwanda left hundreds of thousands of people dead. Twenty years later, the effectiveness of the courts meant to bring the perpetrators to justice is being called into question.
South Sudan
Source: BBC
Having gained independence in 2011, South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation. Learn about who the South Sudanese people are, how they achieved independence, and what struggles they still face in this BBC News profile.
Students Take Hijab Challenge
Source: The Collegian
Recently, students at one university in California attempted to find common ground by wearing a Muslim headscarf, called a hijab, for one day. Read about their eye-opening experiences.
Wisconsin family’s fallout shelter becomes historical exhibit
Source: USA Today
During the Cold War era, some families built underground fallout shelters in case of a nuclear bomb attack. Homeowners recently discovered one in their back yard, still stocked with food and other disaster survival supplies from the 1960s.
Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize 2014
Source: The Telegraph
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education campaigner shot on a school bus in 2012 by a Taliban gunman, has jointly won the 2014 Nobel peace prize. At 17, Malala is the youngest winner ever of the prestigious prize for her work as an advocate for children’s education.
The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders
Source: Fortune Magazine
Holding a position of power doesn’t have to equate with ruthlessness. These profiles of 50 modern leaders reveal the positive aspects of power.
Kent State Incident
Source: HISTORY
Learn about the deadly response to a college protest against the Vietnam War.
In northern Mali, music silenced as Islamists drive out artists
Source: The Washington Post
The west African nation of Mali stretches from arid desert to lush tropics and is home to rich cultural traditions in music, architecture, and ancient scholarship. Recently, though, its renowned musicians have faced threats that have sent them into hiding or across the globe in search of freedom.
How do you fix a polarized D.C.? Here are three ways.
Source: Christian Science Monitor
The members of the United States Congress are elected to represent the interests of their districts or states while working together for the good of the nation as a whole. Why, then, do average Americans find it so much easier to work together than their members of Congress do?