The local TV news showed a video of a man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a long-sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun at the clerk. He reached over the countertop and grabbed money out of the cash register. Then he strolled out of t...
Three Days to See 假如拥有三天光明 Helen Keller/海伦.凯勒 All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always...
Most of us, however, take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future. When we are in buoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endle...
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The Bush administration says Saturday's G-20 meeting in Washington laid the foundation for a coordinated international effort to tackle the global financial crisis. VOA's Michael Bowman reports. U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez (file photo)...
How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly a...
Officials at the Pentagon have seen no indication that Russian forces are making any significant moves to withdraw from Georgia, as Russia's leaders promised when they signed a cease-fire agreement on Saturday. The White House says it should not tak...
See You Again -Miley Cyrus I got my sights set on you, and I'm ready to aim I have a heart that will never be tamed I knew you were somethin' special, when you spoke my name Now I can't wait to see you again I've got a way of knowin' when something...
By David Gollust Washington 21 April 2008 The U.S. State Department says it sees no policy changes by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of former President Jimmy Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders. VOA's David Gollust reports from th...
By Jeff Swicord Cleveland, Ohio 19 March 2008 We have been examining the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States that has caused thousands of Americans to lose their homes, and has resulted in losses to financial markets around the world. In th...
