When people use maps, they are usually seeking directions to a place they want to go. But Susan Schulten sees much more in maps, like history, culture and art. She shares some of those findings in her book, A History of America in 100 Maps. Schulten...
US Begins Troop Withdrawal From Syria The U.S.-led coalition in Syria is beginning to withdraw troops from the country. 以美国为首的盟军开始从叙利亚撤军。 A spokesman for the coalition said it has begun the process of our deliberate...
In the English language, spelling and pronunciation have a funny relationship. How we write a word and how we say it often do not agree. There always seem to be exceptions to the rule. Today our question is related to pronunciation. It comes from our...
The two men moved painfully down the bank and fell among the rocks that were scattered everywhere. They were tired and weak. Their faces showed the patient appearance that results from difficulty long endured. They were heavily burdened with blanket...
Catholic Church Rejects DRC's Presidential Vote The Catholic Church rejected the official result of the Democratic Republic of the Congos presidential election on Thursday. And the losing candidate called the result a robbery. Election officials anno...
In the American state of California, prisoners are usually able to get out of jail before their sentence is completed. Some prisoners win a conditional, or temporary, release from jail through acts of kindness or by doing good things. Others are appr...
Britain Carries Out Test to Predict Effects of EU Withdrawal Britain is studying how its roads and shipping could be affected if the country leaves the European Union (EU) without an agreement between the two sides. 英国正在研究如果该国在双...
Turkish President Displease About Slow US Withdrawal from Syria Turkeys president has criticized the United States national security advisor for his comments about a planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria. 土耳其总统对美国国家安全顾问有...
Jin Park is the first Dreamer from the United States to win a Rhodes scholarship. By being chosen, Park will receive financing to attend the University of Oxford in England. But he risks not being permitted back in the U.S. if he studies there. Dream...
People who love sports often go to great lengths to show their support for their favorite sports team. Over the past two weeks, four Americans took their team loyalty to new heights. As part of a competition, they agreed to live high in the air next...
Malaysias national news agency [Bernama] reported Monday that the nations ruling families have agreed to vote for a new king. King Muhammed V served as Malaysias largely ceremonial chief of state until he unexpectedly resigned on Sunday. The vote on...
It was a series of upsets at the Golden Globes Award ceremony Sunday night in Los Angeles, California. One of the biggest surprises was the Hollywood Foreign Press Associations choice for best movie, drama. It chose Bohemian Rhapsody, a film about th...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Most healthy children between the ages of four and 10 grow about five centimeters a year. Parents often notice this growth by how quickly their children grow out of their clothes and sho...
NASAs New Horizons Shows Image of Snowman-Like Object Scientists say images from NASAs spacecraft New Horizons show a snowman-like object in the cold, icy part of our solar system. 科学家表示，美国宇航局新视野号宇宙飞船传回的图片...
Estonian Government Aims to End Paperwork Three-day-old Oskar Lunde sleeps in a small bed at an Estonian hospital. Across the room, his father turns on a laptop computer. Now we will register our child, Andrejs Lunde says, as he lifts his identificat...
