Children’s / Teenage general interest: Work, politics and society

Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries.

You've probably heard of Albert Einstein, Frida Kahlo, or Louis Armstrong.

Imagine having a job that has been around for thousands of years.

On December 18, 2019, Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

It's a good time to be a cyberspy.

Quiet and rechargeable, electric cars are becoming more popular.

On your mark!

Jump in the ring with the greatest grapplers of all time.

In the spring and summer of 2020, several high-profile cases put a renewed spotlight on law enforcement's use of force in the United States, especially against Black people.

In the United States, Black men are almost six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men.

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence.

Race cars are made for speed.

A Timely Biography of the 46th PresidentFormer Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration.

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence.

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law.

Voter suppression includes registration restrictions, in-person voting requirements, mass purges of voter rolls, eliminating polling locations, and redrawing district lines in unfair ways.

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law.

Voter suppression includes registration restrictions, in-person voting requirements, mass purges of voter rolls, eliminating polling locations, and redrawing district lines in unfair ways.

A Timely Biography of the First Female Vice President of the United StatesKamala Harris is known as a tough prosecutor.

It's a good time to be a cyberspy.

Race cars are made for speed.

Quiet and rechargeable, electric cars are becoming more popular.

How do you make a picture book?

Climate change is not simply a problem for future generations.

Spies have to be sneaky to avoid being caught on missions.

A Timely Biography of the 46th PresidentFormer Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration.

Being a spy can be a dangerous job.

Spies have to be sneaky to avoid being caught on missions.

In early 2020, the United States lost about 25 billion dollars a day during the economic shutdown caused by COVID-19.

From daring vaults to high-flying floor routines, these athletes have it all.

Grab your clubs and head to the putting green to learn about the greatest golfers of all time!

It's time to enter the ring and meet the greatest boxers of all time!

Discover how everyday people became heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 shocked the world in 2020.

As the most extensive database, fingerprints have helped solve millions of crimes.

From your cell phone signal to your search history, digital clues can help investigators solve crimes.

The case is closed-but did police arrest the right culprit?

Crime scene investigators walk past the yellow tape with one mission: to figure out what happened.

A good detective knows that crime scene evidence can make or break a case.

At the scene of a crime, an evidence marker sits next to a pool of blood while an investigator's camera catalogs the scene.

In 1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second female justice to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

From social media to virtual reality, modern technology has caused big changes in entertainment.

Growing up on Chicago's South Side, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson loved school and her family.

Malala Yousafzai's activism has placed her in grave danger from the Taliban, but she remains determined to defend girls' right to an education around the world.

Climate change is not simply a problem for future generations.

STEAM fields each play an important role in the photography industry.

From artists to statisticians to crime scene engineers, forensic investigations rely on experts from all the STEAM fields.

Have you ever wondered how video games are made?

Science, technology, engineering, art, and math each play an important role in the marketing industry.

From acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of a teen girl becoming a woman on her own terms against the backdrop of widespread social change in the early 1900s.