Worlds Richest Lose $100 Billion in Week of Stock Drops U.S. stocks suffered their worst losses in years last week. Among the biggest losers were the worlds top billionaires. 美国股市上周遭遇了近年来最严重的大跌。全球最富有的亿...
US Brings Charges Against 13 Russians for Election Interference A United States federal grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies with plotting to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The indictment, announc...
During the 21 months he spent in a Cambodian prison, Bou Meng strangely felt at ease in the clothing he wore. Bou Meng was jailed in the late 1970s, when the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia. He was held at a secret, but now infamous Khmer Rouge prison cal...
Helvetia Fasnacht: Small West Virginia Community Keeps its Swiss Culture Alive High up a long, winding road in the Appalachian Mountains, a small village is hidden among the hills and forest. Red Swiss flags hang from the tops of Swiss-style building...
Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive. But others caused people to suffer. One of the kings ideas was a public arena as an agent of poetic justice. Crime was punished, or innocence was decid...
Lucky Foods for the Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year begins February 16. It is one of the biggest and most important holidays in Asia. In China, it is called chun jie. In Vietnam, it is known as Tet. And in Korea, it is Seollal. While the names may...
South African Parliament Names Ramaphosa President South Africas parliament has chosen Cyril Ramaphosa as the countrys new president. Ramaphosa was elected by the parliament without a vote in Cape Town, the legislative capital. South Africas chief ju...
Florida School Shooting Is One of Deadliest in US History Students and neighbors describe the suspect in the Florida high school shooting as a troubled teenager. They said he threatened and harassed other students. He talked about killing animals. An...
Scientists Test New Treatment for Injuries that Produce Arthritis American researchers are looking for new ways to reduce arthritis pain. Arthritis is known to affect older people. Over time, the joints of the body suffer damage and become inflamed....
When English speakers talk about time and place, there are three little words that often come up: in, on, and at. These common words are prepositions that show a relationship between two words in a sentence. Some prepositions are rather easy for Engl...
Germans Shocked by Young Jihadists Put on a thick jacket, the 18-year-old son of Albanian immigrants told the 12-year-old German-Iraqi boy over the Internet. The young man was explaining how to bomb a Christmas market last year in the Rhineland town...
First Afghan Female Coders Create Opium-Fighting Video Game Young Afghan women in the western province of Herat are breaking traditional barriers as their countrys first female coders. The women not only learned to code, but also created a video game...
Aid Groups: Syrian Refugees Face danger if Forced to Return Home International aid groups are warning countries with refugees from the Syrian conflict against forcing them to return to Syria. Humanitarian groups, including the Norwegian Refugee Counc...
Study Finds Little Short-Term Threat from US Foreign Fighters United States citizens who joined extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq appear to present little immediate threat to Americans or U.S. territory. A new study found that the same is t...
Experts Worry That Road Salt Harms US Waters Communities in the Northern parts of the United States have used salt to keep icy roads safe during winter for many years. But, some experts now say salt harms nearby fresh water supplies. Putting salt on...
