Today we answer a question from Morgan in China. Morgan writes: Question: I have a question about the words glad and happy. In which situations would I use them? I am confused by these words. Thanks so much. -- Morgan, China. Answer: Dear Morgan, Tha...
Editor's Note: Today's profile is of First Lady Melania Trump. Check in tomorrow for a profile of Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden. Melania Trump is married to Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the Unit...
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about the threat from the new coronavirus received widespread attention after parts of a new book were released this week. The passages are from Rage, written by Bob Woodward. The book will be available for purc...
Raino Bolz usually makes a living from his tourism business in South Africa's wine country. But the coronavirus health crisis has forced him to find another way to earn money. So he sold one of his tourism vehicles and bought a group of pregnant cows...
Pandemic Pushes Colombians to Get to Work by Bicycle Luis Fernando Muete used to go to work on a crowded bus. But since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, he has been using his bicycle instead. The change saves him long waits at a bus station in...
Every language has its own way of saying something happened in the past, is happening now or will happen in the future. As you know, English does this through verb tenses. Most English tenses use a word form called a participle. There are present par...
Scientists say an experimental treatment helped mighty mice keep healthy muscle mass during a recent stay in space of one month. The treatment might one day prevent muscle and bone loss in astronauts during long periods in space. It could also be use...
Scientists are reporting that ice cover in the Bering Sea decreased during the winters of 2018 and 2019 to levels not seen in thousands of years. Reuters news agency says the new report adds to concerns about the effect of climate change in the Arcti...
Editor's Note: Today's profile is of Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party vice presidential nominee. Check in tomorrow for a profile of first lady Melania Trump. Presidential candidate Joe Biden made history by choosing California Senator Kamala...
Drug-maker AstraZeneca has temporarily suspended its COVID-19 vaccine tests after an unexplained illness in a person who took the treatment. 制药商阿斯利康在一位受试者发生了无法解释的疾病之后暂停了该公司的新冠疫苗试...
Vice President Mike Pence, a Loyal Conservative Editor's Note: Today's profile is of Vice President Mike Pence, the Republican Party vice presidential nominee. Check in tomorrow for a profile of Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party vice president...
Nine leading American and European drug-makers promised to follow scientific standards in the race to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine. 9家领先的美国和欧洲制药商承诺在研发有效新冠病毒疫苗的竞赛中遵循科学标准。...
A Push to Change Confederate School Names across US South Trude Lamb is a top cross country runner at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas. But the name on her sports jersey, she says, is a sharp reminder of a man who didn't believe people like...
The image of an apple on a light. A clock on which time seemed to have frozen. Healthcare workers that look like astronauts on Mars. Those are some of Irene Pressner's memories of her experience after becoming infected with the new coronavirus. The a...
Several large wildfires are burning in California, where extreme heat and dry, windy conditions are fueling the flames. Two of the three largest fires in state history are burning in the northern San Francisco Bay area. Reports say more than 14,000 f...
