Most Americans welcome a fireworks show on July 4th, the nation's Independence Day. Many also enjoy them on New Year's Day and in private celebrations. As a nightly event, however, the explosions are not so well received. But that is exactly what Ame...
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. This makes the story funny. Long ago, the peop...
Most Americans welcome a fireworks show on July 4th, the nation's Independence Day. Many also enjoy them on New Year's Day and in private celebrations. As a nightly event, however, the explosions are not so well received. But that is exactly what Ame...
'Paul Bunyan,' 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. This make...
German chemical company Bayer has agreed to let an independent scientific team study the health effects of its popular weed killer, Roundup. Legal experts say the company hopes results of the study will prevent future lawsuits by people who claim the...
UN: Migrants in Somalia Know Little if Anything About COVID-19 It is hard to imagine that there is anyone in the world who has not heard of the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. But, migrants arriving in Somalia tell United Nations...
This week, we answer a question about three similar sounding terms. Our listener Suri writes: Question: Hi, I want to know the meaning of through, throughout and go through. Answer: Hello Suri, Let me begin by talking about through and throughout. Bo...
Are there safe ways to spend time with friends during the pandemic? To answer this question, health experts have been looking at one method, called a COVID-19 support bubble. They found that forming such a group -- or bubble -- with a few close frien...
High school baseball players in Japan, some in their final year, missed their 2020 play season because of COVID-19 cancellations. But the players have not been forgotten, at least not by Japanese professional baseball. The famed Hanshin Tigers team i...
The streets of rural South Africa are far from the bright lights of American television, but that is where members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves during the coronavirus health crisis. With a mix of song and dance moves, the choir earned th...
Many Americans have been staying close to home since the start of the coronavirus health crisis. Those interested in traveling are now exploring where they can go on vacation this summer. They are discovering that such a trip may require coronavirus...
Jokes can not only challenge your ideas and make you laugh. They can also teach you about grammar. Today on Everyday Grammar, we will show you how humor can help you with speaking, word stress, content words and function words. Dick Gregory had a lon...
The number one player in men's tennis, Novak Djokovic, announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19. The announcement came days after the tennis star played in a series of matches in Serbia and Croatia. The series, which Djokovic organized, w...
A Saudi official has said only a few thousand pilgrims can attend the Muslim religious observance known as the hajj next month. Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus mean that fewer people can come to the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The hajj usu...
Malaysias Political Problems Go On after Elections Malaysia's political problems have increased in the last two years although hopes were high in 2018 that the country was making democratic gains. In 2018, a new political coalition defeated the Unite...
