Secret Service Scandal Continues to Shake Washington As photos surfaced of one of the Colombian women allegedly involved, other details also have emerged - including the identities of two agents ousted so far from the agency. David Chaney and Greg St...
Earth Day events were held around the globe Sunday, including in Washington. Inclement weather kept away all but the most-dedicated environmentalists. Months of near-drought conditions gave way to steady rain that drenched the nations capital and the...
Economics Report - World Bank and Inrternational Monetary Fund Open Spring Meetings in Washington This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have gathered in Washington. Wor...
Historic Theater With Black History Roots Reopens in Washington The Howard Theater, a Washington DC landmark, is reborn. The sound of music once again fills the historic venue that was built in 1910 as the largest theater in the world for African Ame...
Marijuana Grower Supply Store Opens in Washington DC With a shovel full of potting soil weGrow ceremonially put down roots as the first store catering to medical marijuana growers in Washington. Franchise owner Alex Wong decided to open the store aft...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Art of Play: Video Games Exhibit Opens at Museum in Washington JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On the program today, we play new music from Justin Townes Earle And we return...
Orchids Bloom in Washington Exhibit Hundreds of orchids rare and common are on display in the U.S. capital with a nod to Japan. They set the stage for the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival, this year a centennial celebration of Japan's gift. We blende...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Building Begins On Long Awaited African American Museum in Washington JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. Today, we speak with writer Susan Orlean, who has a new book about the inter...
Police in Washington Arrest Alleged Suicide Bomber All across the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, police kept watch, wary after officials said they had foiled a plot - a plot that would have struck at the heart of the U.S. government. Police say 29-year...
Egyptian Charges Against US Groups Deepen Rift with Washington The heady, early days of Egypt's Arab Spring blossomed in Tahrir Square in Cairo. It's where thousands of Egyptians gathered daily - the square's wide expanse serving as a grand stage for...