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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Wednesday, May 13th, 2026. And we begin with a message from the nation's pediatricians.

Don't mess with recess. That's right, Kid News Kids. Doctors have your back. This week, they issued their first new guidance in 13 years. And the bottom line, you and your friends need free time not only for exercise, but to improve your focus and boost

your social skills. That goes for screen-saddled tweens and teens, too. Since the mid-2000s,

up to 40% of U.S. school districts have reduced or eliminated recess altogether, according to data

from the CDC. Today's pediatricians say it's time to reverse that

trend, and they're calling for at least 20 minutes of unstructured play every school day. Other

countries are way ahead. In Denmark, Japan, and the United Kingdom, students get several breaks,

often after only 45 to 50 minutes of class time.

For residents of Utkiagvik, Alaska, midnight sun has begun.

Every year leading up to the summer solstice, this tiny town high above the Arctic Circle

enters three months of non-stop daylight.

The natural phenomenon is due to Earth's tilt

in relation to its orbit around the sun, which rose on Saturday and now won't dip below

Utkiagovic's horizon until August 2nd. Between now and then, it's bright as day, no matter what

the clock says. During winter, however, Utkiagvik's claim to fame is just the opposite.

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