NewsHour Extra for Students http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/students/
News resources by PBS, written for students with interactive information based on reports from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Past news stories are archived by school topic.
Places in the News http://www.loc.gov/today/placesinthenews
The Library of Congress features information about the geography and history of countries in the news.
TPL’s SIRS Researcher http://www.wccls.org/periodicals/index.cfm
(Requires WCCLS library card and pin number)
A general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.
TPL’s Topic Search http://www.wccls.org/periodicals/index.cfm
(Requires WCCLS library card and pin number)
Explores current events, social issues, political and economic trends as well as scientific discoveries.
