Fatherless and Abandoned, Vietnamese-Americans Search for Their Families Moki, Tan and Jannies were babies at the close of the American war in Vietnam in the 1970s. Their mothers were Vietnamese. Their fathers were American soldiers. In one way or an...
Scientists Looking for Life on Mars Pictures of the planet Mars show a rocky, lifeless scene. It is hard to imagine plants or animals could ever exist there. But scientists continue to look for evidence. NASA, Americas space agency, has found evidenc...
Look for Patterns to Improve Your Writing and Speaking In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how you can improve your English skills. After an interview with Eli Hinkel, a professor at Seattle Pacifi...
Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Dies The American actress Carrie Fisher, who became famous around the world for her part as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies, has died. Fishers daughter, Billie Lourd, said in a statement that Fisher died Tuesday...
Obama Bans Future Oil Leases in Much of Arctic and Atlantic President Barack Obama has declared much of U.S. waters in the Arctic Ocean and some areas in the Atlantic Ocean permanently unavailable to oil and gas drilling. The Obama administration ann...
This is What Trended This Year: Do you remember that unavoidable song from last year? It was Hello, by British singer Adele. People loved Adele and her song. So when she appeared on comedian James Cordens late-night television show, lots of people wa...
Last month, a student at Ohio State University ran into people with a car and stabbed them with a knife. The victims survived, but police shot and killed the attacker, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, at the place the incident happened. Since then, members of...
Welcome to Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program. This week we continue learning about cold weather expressions with the story Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn. In the first part of our story, we met the characters: Madeline, the teach...
Strong writing is one of the most important skills for any college student. Many non-native English speakers have no idea what professors in the U.S. expect from a college paper. A college paper is a piece of writing than can be as long as 20 or more...
The government of Kenya has ended operations of a United States-funded program aimed at educating Kenyans about voting. The Kenyan government action comes just months before the East African country holds its next presidential election. Last week, Ke...
The year 2016 will be remembered for a long time by sports fans around the world. The Summer Olympic Games took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Major sports leagues celebrated champion teams that had not won titles in a long time. And the world mour...
The suspected driver in the deadly truck attack at a Christmas market in Germany was shot and killed Friday by police in Italy. 德国圣诞集市卡车袭击嫌犯周五在意大利被警察击毙。 The 24-year-old Tunisian man, Anis Amri, was kill...
Group Works to Reduce Holiday Trash, Clean Environment The Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment by building relationships between people and nature. The foundation is based in the state of Maryland. It...
There's Something for Everyone at Olympic National Park This week in our national parks journey, we explore a vast area with mountains, beaches, forests, and glaciers. The areas huge range in both rainfall and elevation make it one of the most divers...
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money - pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at the market who sold vegetables an...
