When setting up a garden or area of land with plants, many often forget to plan a walkway, or path. Or there is a path, but it is not beautiful or easy to use. A well-designed path can do more than keep your feet dry. It can show you where to walk, a...
The United States population has slowed to its lowest rate since the 1930s, the Census Bureau said Monday. Every ten years, the Census Bureau counts the country's people. The total U.S. population is now 331,449,281. It is 7.4 percent more than ten y...
Spring is lovely time of year in the United States. It is a time of growth and movement. Trees flower and birds sing. In a celebration of spring, this week's Everyday Grammar will explore phrasal verbs with the word spring. You will learn about the s...
A growing number of U.S. companies are now offering homes built with three-dimensional, or 3D printing technology. The companies say 3D printers can build homes faster, for a lot less money, and in a much more environment friendly way than traditiona...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, changed its guidelines Tuesday on wearing masks outdoors to prevent coronavirus infection. 美国疾病控制与预防中心（以下简称美国疾控中心）周二修订了在户外佩戴口...
Reporters Work to Protect Endangered Rainforests Brazil's Rondonia state is home to rainforests and at least three different native groups. The area has also faced serious problems like deforestation. So when Brazilian reporter Gustavo Faleiros learn...
Historic cultural artifacts are returning to Afghanistan. U.S. officials seized 33 Afghan pieces worth $1.8 million from a New York art collector. Officials say the man stole artifacts from countries all over the world. Roya Rahmani is Afghanistan's...
President Joe Biden is nearing his 100th day in office as president of the United States. During his campaign, Biden promised to reach several goals in his first 100 days as leader. 乔拜登作为美国总统即将就任100天。在大选期间，拜登...
Tim Putnam operates a small hospital in rural Indiana. In March 2020, the 25-bed facility got hit very hard by COVID-19. We had more cases per capita in our region than, I believe, anywhere, said Putnam, head of Margaret Mary Health. We were equal to...
Virus, Violence Influence Asian Americans Decision to Send Children to School Across the country, schools for children of all ages are reopening. Asian American families are struggling with making a decision whether to send their children back into c...
The United States says it will share its entire supply of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with other nations.美国政府表示，它将与其他国家共享全部阿斯利康COVID-19疫苗的供应。 A White House statement said up to 60 million?d...
The U.S. Department of Defense has given a private company control over a massive part of its unused internet space. 美国国防部已经授权一家私营公司控制其大部分闲置互联网空间。 The Florida-based company, identified in news...
Can Birdsong Make You Happier? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. If you are able to step outside and hear many types of birds, you might also have a greater feeling of well-being. Two studies show that hearing diverse bi...
India is struggling to deal with shortages and many deaths as a possible new variant of the coronavirus keeps new infections at record levels. On social media and on television, there are pictures of people asking for oxygen outside hospitals. People...
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a closely watched case involving a teenager's freedom of speech on social media. In 2017, when Brandi Levy was 14, she wanted to be a cheerleader at her school in Pennsylvania. She competed for...
