An increasing number of American cities are rethinking the presence of law enforcement officers in their schools. City officials are considering ways to answer the concerns of thousands of people who have protested the death of George Floyd. In some...
A Million Beers Await Drinkers at Europe's Bars As bars across Europe slowly reopen, as many as one million free or pre-paid beers are waiting to welcome back the public. Large and small beer companies have made it possible for people to buy drinks i...
A museum facing financial difficulties because of COVID-19 restrictions has received a surprise gift meant to honor people who died of the disease. The gift is a 16th century artwork by the Dutch painter Bartholomeus Spranger. It is called Body of Ch...
In April, as America shutdown to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, used-car salesman Alex Tovstanovsky bought as many cars as he could find. His business in the Illinois town of Naperville was filled with used vehicles, cars that are no longer...
New Zealand has declared itself free from the coronavirus and lifted all virus-related restrictions within the country. 新西兰宣布本国已经摆脱冠状病毒，并解除了国内所有与病毒相关的限制措施。 Health officials said Mo...
Weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd have strengthened calls for police reforms and reducing the amount of money police forces receive. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on May 25 after a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康和生活报道。 The number of births in the United States continued to fall last year. This led to the fewest U.S. newborns in 35 years, the Ass...
Scientists say the world recently set a record for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 科学家们表示，近期全球大气中的二氧化碳含量创下新高。 The record level was reached although industrial activities that produce carbon dioxid...
Will Temperature Checks Help Protect Workers? Businesses in the United States are opening up after closures ordered by health and other officials because of the coronavirus crisis. Many employers and employees are thinking about ways to reduce the ri...
American President Donald Trump has long talked about his support for the United States military. But comments this week show he might not have the full support of military leaders. On Monday, Trump proposed using military troops to control and stop...
France is launching an official software application, or app, aimed at containing new outbreaks of the novel coronavirus. The app's main purpose is the method of documenting infected people and the people they come into contact with, also known as co...
Suppose an animal shelter in your city had invited people to meet some animals to see if they wanted to make an adoption. You and a friend both love dogs, so you visit the shelter and go straight to the dog area. You hold and play with some of the do...
Experts say just 26 words from a 1996 law have helped companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google grow to the size they are today. The law is known as Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. It is facing new attention and might be changed...
Scientists Find World's Oldest-known Animal A millipede-like creature that was recently discovered in Scotland may be the oldest-known land animal. This small, fossilized creature, some 425 million years old, helped lead the way for the many animals...
On the night of presidential elections in the United States, many Americans stay up late to find out who won. The reason? Most areas use electronic voting machines and computers to count-up ballots. With electronic balloting, election results are usu...
