Hollywood's awards season may not show it, but the most popular movies in the United States are increasingly diverse. That is the finding of a report released this week. It comes from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern C...
A capsule carrying a crew of three from the International Space Station returned to Earth Thursday. They came down safely in Kazakhstan. One of the three was Christina Koch of the United States. She spent a total of 328 days in space. That broke the...
By John Russell 06 February 2020 The Fast and the Furious films, a series of car-racing movies, often describe a product called NOS, short for nitrous oxide. Nitrous oxide is a fuel that racers use to give more power to their cars. Racers push the NO...
By VOA 05 February 2020 Health officials and technology businesses are attempting to fight misinformation about the new, fast-spreading coronavirus. Social media has been a major source of false information since the virus was first identified last m...
The United States Senate has voted to clear President Donald Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. 美国参议院已经投票证实川普总统滥用职权和妨碍国会的罪名不成立。 The vote brought an end to the...
The company Shiok Meats in Singapore aims to bring laboratory-grown shrimp to the food industry. Concerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet. Plant-based meat alternatives, popularized by...
At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were later killed, a rights group claims in a new report. Human Rights Watch released the report on Wednesday. It comes as the U.S. government makes it harder for Cent...
Community groups, political parties and the government in Cameroon have been appealing to women to vote in elections on Sunday. They are telling the women not to fear threats made by separatist groups. The separatists claim they will stop the local a...
America's General Motors, or GM, is bringing back its Hummer truck. The new truck will different from earlier versions of the Hummer. This time, it will be fully electric. The automaker announced last week it plans to begin selling the battery-powere...
Every four years, the state of Iowa presents the first test for American presidential candidates as they try to become their party's nominee. Iowa caucuses are gatherings of party member who vote for the presidential candidate they prefer. Iowa is im...
A new study on people who eat red meat has found they have higher risks of heart disease and early death. The finding goes against other recent research that suggested removing meat from one's diet has few health benefits. The two opposing findings c...
Should Schools Ban Mobile Phones? By Mario Ritter 04 February 2020 Mobile phones have changed the way we communicate, but people disagree on whether the devices are useful tools for education. Students can be easily distracted by their phones during...
Hyundai Motor says it will suspend production in South Korea because of the coronavirus outbreak, which has affected the supply of parts. In announcing the suspension, Hyundai became the first major automobile manufacturer to reduce operations outsid...
Animals 'Own' Argentine Sanctuary阿根廷动物保护区 By John Russell 04 February 2020 Animals rule the countryside at the Animal Paradise sanctuary, 75 kilometers outside Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. The sanctuary is a labor of love - some...
By Jill Robbins 03 February 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the world has nearly 17,400 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus. More than 99 percent of those cases were reported in China. Compare that to the number of p...
