Jurors Get Firsthand Look at Justice System 陪审员眼中的美国司法体系 If you're an American citizen, one of your fundamental civic duties is to serve, when called, as a juror in a civil or...
Mistrust Changes Internet User Behavior 信任缺失改变着网络用户的行为 A new survey indicates that American Internet users are becoming more concerned about whether they can trust online m...
Environmental Refugees Could Top 50 Million by 2010 到2010年环境移民可能高达五千万 By 2010 the world may need to cope with as many as 50 million people who have fled their homeland - not...
Kuwait Women Gain Vote 科威特妇女获得投票权 Since the end of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Kuwait has celebrated February 26 as its "Liberation Day," marking the defeat of its Iraqi occupiers....
Women Playing a Major Role in Afghan Elections as Candidates and Voters 妇女在阿富汗大选中起到举足轻重的作用 Rahima Jami is a high school principal from Herat province, running for p...
Farmers Seek Emergency Disaster Aid 农民寻求紧急空难援助 Legislation introduced this week in the U.S. Congress would provide emergency relief to American farmers in the hurricane-ravaged Gul...
Signs of Renewal Seen in New Orleans 新奥尔良显示出复兴的迹象 Less than half of New Orleans is still under water, but 80 percent of the city is damaged. The water goes down each day, drain...
US Anti-War Mother Vows to Continue Protesting 美国反战母亲继续抗议 Since Cindy Sheehan began her protest in a ditch along the dusty road to the president's ranch, Mr. Bush has been careful...
By 2050, We will Live in a More Populous, Urban World 到2050年，我们居住的城市将更加拥挤 Demographers say India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia and Bangladesh will account for clos...
ACLU Says Subway Searches Unconstitutional 美国公民自由协会称地铁搜查有违宪法 Two weeks ago, police in New York stepped up their campaign against terrorism and began searching the bag...
The Voting Rights Act's 40th Anniversary 美国投票权法案40周年纪念 The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. African-Americans, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., take to the streets in peacef...
The Age Wave: America's Retiring Workforce 美国退休人员年龄波动 It’s being called the “age wave”, and it’s causing concern in both federal and corporate circles. Rudolph Penner of Wa...
Workers Use Vacation Time to Explore New Careers 美国人利用假期体验新职业 Doing the same thing day after day can make even successful professionals unhappy, prompting dreams of doing somet...
Chinese-American Couple Mixes Chinese Food with Mississippi Delta Delicacies 华裔夫妇将中国美食融入密西西比佳肴 In the Mississippi Delta, in the southern United States, talk of food c...
Quality of Life in Iraq Still Poor 伊拉克贫困依旧 Virginia-based Dr. Ali Al-Attar left his native Iraq at the onset of Iran-Iraq war. At that time, he says, most Iraqis lived a middle-class lif...
