This story made the news because it is rather unusual and horse lovers will especially appreciate how important the story was for the protagonists. At the same time, the background story illustrates a problem in the western states of the US that has no easy solution.

The Mississippi River is one of the most important rivers in the world, but because of climate change, it is drying up at the moment, and that means trouble.

What happens when an important river like the Mississippi starts drying up because of lack of rain? We find out in this segment.

This is a special report about 2022's word of the year, which is "gaslighting." As with many new words, or old words with new usage, this word of the year has an interesting story. Sigrid fills us in.

When the U.S. Congress convened in January 2023, the gavel that had been held by the Democrats had to be handed over to the Republicans. This task fell to Hakeem Jeffries, who first gave a speech and had some fun with it, which is why we'd like to share it with you. But first a little background information.

Sigrid focuses on three topics that Hakeem Jeffries discussed in his speech, and how he had fun with words while getting his point across. She explains some of the terms you might not be familiar with and presents the first segment of the speech.

In the last part of Jeffries' speech, he goes through the letters of the alphabet with pairs of words (with rather opposing qualities) in order to describe some principles of the Democratic Party. The speech is affectionately known as the ABCs of Democracy.

Both the Mississippi River and the Colorado River have a huge impact on the lives of millions of Americans. While there have been severe droughts leading to a lack of drinking water, there have also been floods because of quickly melting snow.

It's been a stormy and fiery year in the United States, both weather-wise and in the government.

What's the difference between "clean" and "dirty" energy? Sigrid reports on different kinds of energy and discusses trends in heating our homes.

A first for the United States: A jury found a former president guilty of a serious crime in New York. Here are some details and plenty of new words to learn!

“Chasing Cars” is a hit love song from the UK-based band Snow Patrol. The band's singer Gary Lightbody got the title from his father's warning about being infatuated with a girl: “You’re like a dog chasing after a car. You'll never catch it and you just wouldn't know what to do with it if you did."

From the TV series Soap. In this clip, Jodie (Billy Crystal) steals Bob, and Chuck freaks out! For those of you that don’t know the series, Jodie is gay and Chuck is his step-brother. Chuck is a ventriloquist and his dummy is named Bob. Chuck believes Bob is a real person.

Alternative rock band Soul Asylum formed in Minneapolis, USA in the early eighties and found fame with their emotional hit song "Runaway Train." The music video featured photographs and names of missing children, which resulted in several children being reunited with their families.

Spinning Jenny is a band from Ohio that is made up of three sisters. Here, they give a performance of "Christmas All Over Again" by Tom Petty for a charity event.