Samantha Wood is studying to be a teacher at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This year, the third-year student and other teacher candidates learn by working as substitute teachers themselves. I'm learning by experience, which is...
'Once in a Blue Moon' And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we take an English word or expression and explore it a little deeper. Today we are talking about a lunar phenomenon a moon event. It's called a blue mo...
North Dakota recently rose to the top of the list of new COVID-19 cases per person. North Dakota is one of the least populated areas in the United States, with only 700,000 people calling it home. It has had 40,000 cases statewide, with more than 6,0...
Japanese Youngster Starts Online Counseling Service Suicides are on the rise among Japanese young people aged 13 to 19. That concerns 21-year-old Koki Ozora, who suffered from depression as a child. Ozora started a nonprofit volunteer organization ca...
A Pakistani man who was born without arms has developed into a highly skilled snooker player. 一位出生就没有胳膊的巴基斯坦男子已经成为了一名高技术的斯诺克选手。 In the game of snooker, players traditionally use long s...
Wildfires destroyed large parts of southeast Australia during the second half of 2019 and early in 2020. Late last week, Australian investigators released an official report on the fires. The investigators for greater efforts to predict the effects o...
Islamic State militants attacked Kabul University on Monday as it held a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador. The attack led to an hours-long gun battle at the largest school in Afghanistan. When the fighting stopped, at least 22 people were...
American President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have sharply different ideas about United States foreign policy. In 2016, Trump won the presidency calling for America First and then quickly withdrew the U.S. from several internati...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. If you asked me to name the top life lessons of 2020, my list would likely include these words: Technology skills are a necessity. For the past eight months, many people have been workin...
The International Space Station was just three small rooms when the first crew moved in. The crew members soon discovered there was hardly any space for them to move around. The air was warm and humid, making them feel sticky. Twenty years and 241 vi...
