Controversy and sadness were part of this year's Grammy show before the music awards ceremony even began Sunday. Host Alicia Keys opened. Here we are together on music's biggest night celebrating the artists that do it best, but to be honest with you...
Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and cried Monday as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation. The Soviet army freed the prisoners there on January 27, 1945. At a special ceremony, the survivors reminded today's leaders...
Basketball fans around the world are mourning the death of American superstar Kobe Bryant. 世界各地的篮球迷都在哀悼美国超级巨星科比布莱恩特的逝世。 Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with h...
A new study provides scientific evidence to support the idea that stress can cause a person's hair to turn gray. 一项新的研究提供科学证据证实了压力可能会导致头发变白的观点。 A team from America's Harvard University said...
American Grace Brown is keeping busy during her first year of high school. Grace attends West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia. She studies all the required subjects, such as English, history and mathematics, as well as taking classes in L...
During his time as president of the United States, Gerald Ford decided to build an outdoor swimming pool at the White House. National Park Service workers examined the ground where the pool would be built. They found Native American artifacts, eviden...
Have you ever wondered how much of the planet's resources it takes to make one piece of clothing? Experts have the answer to that and other questions. So for example it would take 13 years to drink the water that is used to make one pair of jeans and...
For generations, many colleges and universities in the United States have offered classes in a lot of different subjects. Higher education officials believed that by learning about different subjects, students would be able to improve their understan...
Now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Rats. They are not among nature's most loved animals. However, rats help humans in many ways. They have been tested and re-tested for so many diseases and other issues -- all for the purpose of h...
Nigerian Artist Makes Dark Skin Prosthetic Devices Michael Sunday was very happy and a little surprised when he first saw his new right hand. It is a glove-like prosthetic device that covers his real right hand. The device should help Sunday return t...
Japanese officials say a decision on how to deal with radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant could come before the Tokyo Olympics begin in July. The Tokyo Electric Company, or TEPCO, operates Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant. Three reactor...
For years, many Americans have thought of owning their own home as part of the American dream. But the idea of whether that includes dividing a single family home into two will soon be tested in some communities. Also up for debate are other housing...
United States President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the yearly March for Life demonstration on the National Mall in Washington, D. C. The March for Life movement started in the 1970s to oppose the legalization of abortion o...
Hip-hop Music on the Rise in Thailand New York City, the birthplace of hip-hop music, is thousands of kilometers away and, culturally, very different from northeastern Thailand. But for Thai rapper RachYo, the language of hip hop is universal. The 18...
Italian scientists reported this week that a volcanic explosion not only killed one person, but turned the victim's brain material into glass. This is the first time that scientists have found that a volcanic eruption produced such an effect. Officia...
