The New Mexico high desert is known for its beauty. The area enjoys sunny skies, and even snow in winter. One thing missing has been teachers. The Aztec Municipal School District serves about 3,000 students in northwestern New Mexico. But, for nearly...
Jose and Leticia Gamiz received many insults when they first opened their mobile Mexican food business four years ago. Their business, called Mi Vegana Madre, is entirely vegan. In other words, they only serve food made from plants. Thats not real Me...
The United States is promising there will be no easing of its offensive against the Islamic State after the death of the groups leader. U.S. officials say Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed as part of a dangerous nighttime raid in northern Syria. Baghda...
Americas Second Largest Mall Opens in New Jersey The second-largest mall in America has opened its doors in the state of New Jersey. 美国第二大购物中心将在新泽西州盛大开业。 The mall, called American Dream, has been in development...
After British Truck Deaths, Vietnamese Families Wait for News British officials have accused a 25-year-old man of causing the deaths of 39 people found in a truck near London last week. The British man also was charged with taking part in an internat...
Dutch Inventor Demonstrates Device to Remove Plastic from Rivers A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean. He has developed a floating device to trap plastic waste moving into rivers before it...
In Myanmar, several hundred young people kick up dirt as they run early one morning along a dusty path. They are preparing to join groups such as the Arakan Army (AA), which operates training camps in the northern state of Kachin. The area also is ho...
North Korea Weak Link in Fight Against Swine Flu South Korea is creating traps and using unmanned aircraft and expert gunmen in an effort to stop wild pigs from spreading the disease swine flu from North Korea. African swine flu is deadly to pigs but...
Online Food Ordering Gives Rise to Virtual Restaurants When it comes to eating, more Americans are ordering in instead of eating out. In some restaurants, cooks make food for other online restaurants at the same time. 说到吃饭，越来越多的美国...
Russian Village to Lose Its Last Teacher Uminur Kuchukova of Russia could have retired years ago. Yet the 61-year-old teacher keeps working at a school in the Siberian village of Sibilyakovo. She continues to teach for one reason: the schools one and...
Should People Kill One Animal to Save Another? Since ancient times, owls have been called many things, such as mysterious. These birds can be found in many parts of the world. And today, one kind of owl is causing a problem in forests of the northwes...
One of the first stops for a visitor to Los Angeles is the TCL Chinese Theatre. You can find the old building right next to the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame. It opened in 1927 and, at first, was known as Graumans Chinese Theatre. It is a sign of t...
Share of Americans with No Religious Affiliation Growing Pew researchers said last week that 65 percent of American adults describe themselves as Christian. That is down from 77 percent in 2009. Pew also reported that both Protestant and Roman Cathol...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we take a closer look at words and expressions in the English language. We explain where they come from and how and when to use them. There are many times in life when we ha...
In some ways, higher education is a self-serving experience. People often seek a college education because they want to improve their lives. Or, they want to increase their chances at gaining well-paying, interesting and meaningful employment. Even i...
