WHO AM I?

USA Today reports on Diane Sawyer’s move to ABC World News.

UNITED NATIONS SET TO MEET IN NEW YORK

Learn more about the United Nations at its website.

The Associated Press analyzes the hurdles President Obama faces on nuclear disarmament.

SEPTEMBER 17TH: CONSTITUTION DAY

The National Archives site has more information. 

You can read the Constitution here.

MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE CHINESE IN AMERICA

Visit the Museum of Chinese in America.

POLL REMINDER: HEALTH CARE AND THE PUBLIC OPTION

The PBS Online News Hour site has a section on the health care reform debate.

COUNTRY OF THE WEEK: Bangladesh

Read the BBC’s “country profile” on Bangladesh.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

National Public Radio has a good piece related to this story on its website right here.

FACES AND PLACES

ESPN covers Melanie Oudin’s meteoric rise in the tennis world.

USA Today’s “Q&A” explains the interesting ceremonial swearing-in of Sonia Sotomayor, known as the investiture.

Time analyzes the Obama administration’s position on the coup in Honduras.

The Associated Press reports on the recent repairs to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

Click here to learn more about NewsCurrents, Student Editorial Cartoon Contest.