'Pecos Bill,' An American Folk Tale Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much greater than in real life. Long ago,...
Where in the World Do People Feel Safest? A new study takes a look at peoples ratings of the safest and most dangerous places in the world. The American research company Gallup asked people to tell about their experiences with crime and law enforceme...
British Officials Say Nerve Agent That Poisoned Two People Same as Earlier Incident Britains interior minister says a poison used to sicken a British man and woman last week is the same one that sickened a former Russian spy and his daughter. Sajid J...
Connections May Help Ease Stress in Thai Cave In the mountains of northern Thailand, Ekapol Chanthawong developed a skill that may help him as he sits trapped underground in a cave: meditation. The 25-year-old and 12 members of a boys soccer team dis...
Animals at Risk from Increased Arctic Shipping The polar bear may be the animal most often identified with climate change, but it is far from the only creature at risk from rising temperatures. The northernmost part of Earth is warming two to three t...
In Part 1 of this program, we told you many uses of would in everyday speech. Today, we will talk about two more uses. Well also look at some important elements for understanding this modal verb. Before we continue, though, lets do a short review exe...
Students at P.B. Smith Elementary Schools ecology club are learning about the life and migration of monarch butterflies. They learn in the classroom about the butterflys need for certain plants. They learn scientific words for the stages of a butterf...
Foreign ministers from Iran and four other countries are set to hold talks Friday on the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. The ministers are to discuss how their countries can best support the deal following the withdrawal of the Unite...
United States government records show that nearly 68 percent of all refugees arriving in the country over the past nine months are Christian. That information comes from the U.S. State Department. The acceptance rate represents a 16-year high for Chr...
Study Suggests Possible Bacteria Link to Nervousness, Depression A new study of mice suggests bacteria may help to cause anxiety and depression in overweight people. The research raises questions about whether changing organisms living inside our bod...
New technology is making it possible for people to make realistic videos of people appearing to say things they never actually said. The videos are known as deepfakes. The name comes from the process of deep learning, a form of artificial intelligenc...
US Secretary of State Returns to North Korea for Nuclear Talks U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Thursday. 美国国务卿蓬佩奥周四将前往朝鲜首都平壤。 The top American diploma...
Summer Hero' Bear Seen Swimming and Drinking Alcohol in Backyard This is Whats Trending Today 这里是今日热点节目。 American Mark Hough lives near Los Angeles, California. He was just about to start his weekend with an alcoholic drink called...
Study: AIDS Drug Not Linked to Depression, Suicide A new study of a popular medicine could ease concerns about its link to depression. The drug, efavirenz, is used to fight the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. The virus weakens the bodys natural de...
America's Birthplace: Independence National Historical Park This week, our U.S. National Parks journey takes us to the eastern city of Philadelphia, an important place in American history. Philadelphia sits along the Delaware River in the northeaster...
