VIDEO: In December of 2018, the White House released its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM education strategy for the next five years to encourage students to study in those fields. With high demands for STEM jobs, students across the country are eager to pursue those careers. Ahmad Sarwari, 12, an Afghan immigrant student dreams of working in Silicon Valley and many say he has the talent to take him there.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York. However, there was a catch: The gift from France was dismantled into 350 copper and iron pieces for shipment and had to be assembled after it arrived in the U.S. The statue, which depicts the Roman goddess Libertas, was fully assembled by the next year, and on October 28, 1886 it was officially dedicated by President Grover Cleveland. Today, the symbol of freedom attracts over three million visitors per year.

Nurmuhammad Tohti, a prominent Uighur writer, who had been held at an internment camp in China’s Xinjiang region, has died, his family members told VOA.

Later this week, the U.S. Senate is expected to mount an effort to block an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as many American lawmakers continue to seethe over Riyadh’s human rights record, the war in Yemen and last year’s murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

VIDEO: Autism is becoming better understood and, according to the Centers for Disease Control, more common. That’s why it’s become more important for law enforcement to learn how to understand and respond to people with autism and other disorders.

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong joined those calling for the city’s pro-Beijing leader’s resignation, saying after his release from prison Monday that he would soon join massive protests against an extradition law.