Black History Month: The Underground Railroad
Scholastic News talks to young people who belong to the Mother African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church in Harlem, New York, a church with ties to the Underground Railroad.

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Too Little Ice at the Iditarod?
Population growth and a lack of snow blamed on global warming have led to changes at this year's Iditarod, the famous dogsled races in Alaska.

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NEWS FLASH!
U.S. economists fear a recession; scientists grow a healthy rat heart, raising hopes for the same result for humans.