Now, its time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! On this program, we explore the meaning and usage of everyday expressions American English. Today, we will talk about two parts of your head: the tongue and cheek. When you put them...
The fight against poverty needs to work aggressively on improving the health and education of young people and the defenseless. That was the opinion of non-government organization and development officials who spoke at the Milken Institute Global Con...
Most people do not look forward to going to the dentist. But they might actually enjoy visiting an American museum that explores the history of teeth and dentistry. The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry is at the University of Marylan...
Imagine storing digital information in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the substance that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. What about wearing a device that makes you more intelligent or creating new materials by changing the ge...
Social media has found its way into almost every part of everyday life. It has even affected college and university admissions. Many colleges and universities in the United States are now using social media to share information with applicants, says...
This is Whats Trending today The great internet debate over Laurel versus Yanny continues. Now United States government officials are commenting on the audio recording that is dividing people on social media. Late Thursday, a White House-produced vid...
Plane Carrying More Than 100 People Crashes in Cuba A passenger airplane crashed Friday, shortly after taking off from Havanas airport in Cuba. The plane carried 104 passengers and nine crew members. 周五，一架客机从古巴哈瓦那机场起飞后...
Chiles Catholic Bishops Offer to Resign Over Sex Abuse Cover-up Every active Chilean bishop in the Roman Catholic Church offered to resign Friday. The offer came after Pope Francis accused the bishops of failing to investigate sex abuse cases and pro...
Gunman Kills 9 Students, One Teacher at High School in Texas A gunman killed at least 10 people, most of them students, at a high school near Houston, Texas, on Friday state officials said. At least ten others are wounded. It was the deadliest attack...
Americans Go Crazy for Ramps in the Spring The spring season brings warm weather, flowers and other changes for people to enjoy. For some restaurant chefs, the most exciting spring arrival is ramps. Every spring, restaurants across the United States...
Scientists have found that levels of a now-banned chemical are rising again in Earths atmosphere. The chemical is called CFC-11. It is the second most common kind of CFC, short for chlorofluorocarbon. Chlorofluorocarbons were once widely used in many...
The western American city of San Francisco, California suffered a huge earthquake on April 18th, 1906. More than three thousand people are known to have died. The true number of dead will never be known. Two hundred fifty thousand people lost their h...
Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Spreads The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement Friday that it is raising its assessment of the public health risk from Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak from high to very hig...
Venezuela Buys Oil for Cuba as Venezuelans Suffer Venezuelas state-operated oil company reportedly has bought nearly $440 million worth of foreign crude oil and shipped it directly to Cuba. The Reuters news agency says this information comes from com...
Indianapolis: Silicon Valley in the US Midwest Indianapolis, the capital of the state of Indiana, is not often thought of as a technology center. One city official, however, believes the citys image is changing. 印第安纳州首府印第安纳波利斯...
