Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids There are millions of children around the world living or working on the streets. A new study says their struggle to survive is made even harder by high levels of drug use. The journal Addiction has published...
Teen Prostitutes Find Help Getting off the Streets Today, these kids are like other teenagers. They play computer games, study, and have time to practice meditation. But not long ago, they fought to survive on the streets, controlled by pimps who sol...
Egyptians Take to the Streets Ahead of Constitution Vote Supporters and opponents of the country's proposed new constitution have taken to the streets across the country ahead of the referendum. In Cairo, those against the draft charter have made the...
After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day Major U.S. stock and bond markets were closed again on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City. The area around Wall Street was part of a mandatory evacuation zone, and with the sto...
Arrests Mark 1st Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street Demonstrators sought to occupy Wall Street only to find police already there. Nonetheless, protesters got within one block of the New York Stock Exchange to make their point that a wealthy one percen...
DNC Protests Target Charlotte-based Companies in Wall Street South In Charlotte North Carolina, the protests are bigger and livelier than similar events at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, because protesters say this is where President Ob...
THIS IS AMERICA - Training as a Mascot; One-Day Makeovers for Streets BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. JUNE SIMMS: And I'm June Simms. This week on our program we visit a camp where sports team mascots...
Easy street Out on the street 各位听众,今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都和「街道」这个字有关。「街道」这个字在英文里就是:Street. Street is spelled s-t-r-e-e-t. Str...
EXPLORATIONS - South Street Seaport Museum Offers a Living Link With the Past By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: The Peking, one the ships at the South Street...
By Leah Krakinowski After a sluggish summer, some Wall Street analysts say the U.S. economy is accelerating in the final months of 2004. Key drags on economic growth, a slump in consumer spending and...