America's 11 Most 'Endangered' Places Route 66, a town square in Colorado, and hurricane-damaged sites in the Caribbean are among Americas most endangered historic places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently released its endangered...
Newspaper Suffers Deadly Attack, Publishes the Next Day Employees at a small newspaper in Maryland published their paper on Friday, the day after a gunman killed five of their co-workers. At least two others were injured in the attack. 马里兰州一家...
Myanmar Drops in US Human Trafficking Report The American State Department says Myanmars human trafficking situation has worsened. It lowered the countrys position on the State Departments yearly human trafficking report. 美国国务院称，缅甸人...
After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women See New Job as Drivers Women drivers took to the streets of Saudi Arabia this week as a ban against them driving was lifted. Now a new job possibility has arisen for Saudi women: professional driver. Traditionally,...
We present the fourth of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. The Swedes face, fresh from Johnnie...
In Small Numbers, Visitors Are Returning to Fukushima It has been more than seven years since the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. Now, tour organizers are bringing tourists to the area. People are slowly returning to the area where the disaster...
US Judge Orders Reuniting of Separated Families in 30 Days This week, a judge in the United States gave the federal government 30 days to reunite detained migrants with their children. The deadline was set Tuesday by a judge in San Diego, California....
Japanese Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid to Study Surface A Japanese spacecraft arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after traveling for more than three years. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is to perform a new experiment. It will create a crater on the asteroi...
Citizen Scientists Seek Solutions to Bumblebees Problems Hundreds of amateur citizen scientists have begun studying the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. They are seeking to learn more about the nearly 30 species of bumblebees that live th...
Artificial Intelligence Used to Track World's Wildlife Scientists have long struggled with how to measure the effects of climate change on wildlife. This is especially true for birds flying in and out of coastal areas bordering the Arctic Ocean. In t...
Healthcare Workers Contain Ebola Outbreak From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Ebola is back in Africa -- this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On its website the World Health Organization (WHO) states that,...
Tobacco: What You Don't Know Can Kill You From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. It is widely known that smoking tobacco can damage the lungs. But many people do not know that it can also cause heart disease and stroke. That...
The Next 'Wonder Drug' Is ... a Maggot? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The next superhero that saves the world may not be strong, powerful or good-looking. In fact, that hero may be a wriggling, squirming faceless cre...
In June, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as brencheese deaths...
Imagine that you are visiting a friend in Washington, D.C. Your friend takes you to a popular restaurant. You look at the menu and decide what you want: crab cakes. Your friend is taking a little longer to decide. So, when the server comes to your ta...
