From Nairobi to North Carolina: A Kenyan Teacher's Journey One day in May 2015, James Gitau Mwangi was reading in the library at the American Reference Center in Nairobi. He did not know that a conversation he overheard there would change his life. T...
上周日，安东尼奥古特雷斯成为第九届联合国秘书长。联合国前秘书长潘基文任期到（2016年）12月31日结束。 Guterres is a former prime minister of Portugal.At the U.N., he served as the High Commissioner for Refuge...
Melania Trump will become the first foreign-born wife of an American president in almost 200 years. 梅拉尼亚川普(Melania Trump)将成为美国近200年来首位出生在外国的美国总统夫人。 On January 20, her husband, Donald Trump, wi...
The United States will continue to investigate unsolved murders of black people during the civil rights period. President Barack Obama recently signed into law a bill that continues a 2008 law requiring the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In 2016, three viruses made news, and they present difficult problems for health officials in the New Year. One virus threatens babies in many parts of the world. Another has reappeared...
Some European leaders are worried that Russia will try to influence their elections this year. The concerns come as possible Russian interference in the United States presidential election last year continues to be debated. There will be national ele...
Officials in Bahrain are searching for ten escaped prisoners charged with terrorism. The prisoners escaped after armed gunmen attacked Jaw prison, located south of the capital city Manama, on Sunday. The Bahrain interior ministry described the attack...
This is Whats Trending Today. Noah Forman is an Uber driver in New York City. He is an experienced driver in a city known for its severe traffic jams. Forman started driving a taxi in 2005. Then, he switched to the ride-sharing service. He said he go...
Debbie Reynolds son, Todd Fisher, said his mother told him that the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, was too much for her. On Wednesday, one day after Fishers death, Reynolds, 84, died. I want to be with Carrie, is what she said just before her...
And now the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. This week we finish the three-part story Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn. You will learn not only the ending of the mystery but also more English expressions that deal with cold. At the...
Student Newspapers at U.S. Colleges Face Pressure 美国大学学生报纸面临压力 Freedom of the press is one of the most valued rights protected under the United States Constitution. Among other things, the constitutions First Amendment bars cr...
The United States and Israel have exchanged criticism over the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. 美国和以色列就以色列人在约旦河西岸定居问题互相指责。 On December 23, the Obama administration allowed the United N...
Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Steve Ember brings you music for the New Year. In the United States and other countries, this old Scottish song, Auld Lang Syne is played when a new year begins. The song is about remembering old...
