Arab American voters say they share the same concerns as other segments of American society. They are worried about jobs and the economy, the war in Iraq, healthcare and education. But many have also expressed concerns about the way the words Arab a...
Scientists say in a new government report that global warming is already affecting U.S. water and land resources. Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A government report says climate change...
By Siri Nyrop Washington 25 March 2008 Technology has changed the way presidential candidates campaign for the White House. But their goal is the same as it has been since America's first presidential election: attracting voters to choose one particu...
By Paige Kollock New York 14 March 2008 Immigration is a key issue in the U.S. presidential campaign, but immigrants are not new to the United States. It is a nation of immigrants. More than a hundred years ago, the U.S. government set up a station o...
By Carol Pearson Washington 11 October 2007 One third of the land in the United States belongs to the public. And once a year Americans get a chance to help make these public lands beautiful and healthy for generations to come. VOA's June Soh visited...
By David McAlary Washington 16 May 2007 Scientists say West Nile virus is killing large numbers of birds across North America. The organism has devastated big proportions of several bird species that commonly populate town and city suburbs throughout...
EXPLORATIONS - How Robert Goddard Helped Lead America Into Space By Voice of America Broadcast: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffit...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Langston Hughes: an American Writer By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Sunday, April 10, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special Eng...
By Nancy Beardsley The ever-popular crime drama has taken on a new twist in American popular culture. A growing number of successful television shows and novels now revolve around forensic science and...
Paula Wolfson Two key Senate members predict more American soldiers will face military courts in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. Senator Lindsey Graham says those who are responsible for the abuse w...