U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting Islamic State militants said they freed more than 12 Yazidi children from IS last week. The children were released when the Syrian Democratic Forces evacuated civilians from the town of Baghuz. The children had been...
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido returned home to Venezuela on Monday and urged his supporters to intensify their campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido spent the last week traveling outside the country, having ignored an official...
Pavel Otdelnov remembers that as a child he saw his mother heating water to clean his parents bedding every day. His father worked in the factories of Dzerzhinsk, a Russian city about 400 kilometers east of Moscow. That city was the chemical manufact...
For hundreds of years, African women have been important to the peace and security of the continent. In the 17th century, a group of female soldiers, known as the Women Warriors of Dahomey, defended their homeland against invaders in what is now the...
Winter Coats Drive High Demand for Coyote Fur The popularity of winter clothing made with animal hair has greatly increased the demand for coyote fur. Coyotes are wild animals that are related to dogs and wolves. They are found in North America. 用动...
What an American Home Looks Like American homes are a lot like America. They are a mix of designs from many countries, all combined together. For example, a visitor to a neighborhood in the United States might see several kinds of colonial houses. Wo...
Hurricanes Create Natural Climate Change Laboratories in Puerto Rico The hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico in 2017 destroyed most of the islands forest cover. The storms may have given scientists ideas about how the world will react to climate change a...
The Human Side of Pack Animals Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Like many languages, English uses animals in many of its expressions. And there are thousands of kinds of animals. So, when we talk about them, we put them...
Gerrymander is an old word for an idea that is still important today in the United States. Gerrymander是一个关于想法的旧词，它对于今天的美国来说仍然非常重要。 The term was first used in 1812 by an artist who made pictures...
What Is the US House of Representatives? Many news stories about the United States government tell about Congress and American lawmakers. The U.S. Congress is the nations legislature. It is made of two parts: the Senate and the House of Representativ...
How Laws Are Made in the US The United States Congress is responsible for making and approving federal laws rules that everyone in the country must follow. But exactly how do those laws get made? The process is not easy, and it takes a long time. 美国...
Report: 25 Percent of US Jobs at Risk of Being Lost to Machines A new report predicts up to 25 percent of American jobs face a high risk of disappearing due to future machine automation. The report was recently released by the Washington-based Brooki...
Global Study Finds Lack of Confidence in US Leadership A new study by Gallup shows fewer people believe in American leadership around the world. With only 31 percent approval, the United States' rating is lower than Germany and China -- and in a tie...
Mobile Phone Internet Bringing Fast Changes to Cuba After a tornado struck Havana last month, Mijail Ramirez wrote on Twitter that Cuban officials were threatening to force him from his damaged home. A week later, he said the government had changed i...
Vietnam Sees Upside to Summit's Media Invasion This week, Vietnam welcomed more than 2,600 reporters from around the world for one of the biggest news stories of the year. Its capital city, Hanoi, hosted the second meeting between American President...
