Our story today is called To Build a Fire. It was written by Jack London and adapted by Dona de Sanctis. Here is Harry Monroe with the story. The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray day. Pure white snow and ice covered the Earth for as far as h...
Actor Cate Blanchett will head the awards jury at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May. The Australian movie star is a major voice in the campaign against sexual harassment. In a statement, Festival officials Pierre Lescure and Thierry Fremaux praise...
China has made the sale of ivory in the country illegal. Conservationists have welcomed the decision. They say any legal ivory trade in the world hurts efforts to stop the killing of elephants. Max Graham is the Chief Executive of the group Space For...
A new and sharply critical book about Donald Trumps first year in office went on sale Friday, four days earlier than planned. Michael Wolffs Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House describes a chaotic White House, a president who was not prepared...
This is Whats Trending Today When it comes to weather, it is hard to sound more frightening than to call a storm a bomb cyclone. 谈到天气，很难听到什么比炸弹旋风更可怕的了。 But that is how weather experts are describing a huge...
Iranian Americans have been closely watching protests in Iran. An Iranian government campaign against protesters led to the deaths of at least 21 people over the past week. More than 400 others were arrested. Thousands of Iranians have also taken par...
American Attorney General Jeff Sessions has cancelled a federal policy that let American states legalize marijuana. The move came just days after California, the countrys largest state, began permitting recreational use of the drug. President Donald...
Getting to Know Gerunds and Infinitives Welcome to another episode of Everyday Grammar on VOA Learning English. English learners have difficulty with gerunds and infinitives. A gerund is the ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun. For e...
Extremely cold weather is a problem in many parts of the United States. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that record-setting temperatures have been blamed for at least 12 deaths in recent weeks. Some forecasters say the worst weather is yet to...
California has become the largest American state to legalize the sale of marijuana. The new law took effect on New Years Day. California voters approved a measure to legalize the drug in November 2016. The law permits adults, 21 years and older, to p...
