US, Canada, Mexico Agree to Forge Closer Ties In a joint statement released after their formal meeting on the campus of Baylor University in Waco , the three leaders announced the creation of the Secu...
US Senate Debates Rice Nomination The U.S. Senate has begun debate on the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Secretary of State. Opposition Democrats are using the occasion to criticize the administ...
US Nuclear-Powered Submarine Runs Aground An accident has occurred on one of the U.S. Navy's nuclear powered attack submarines in the Pacific Ocean. The Navy says the sub, for reasons not yet known, h...
US Frees British Prisoners from Guantanamo The last four Britons held at the U.S. military detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released and have returned home, where they are in police c...
Guatemala: Two Killed in Protest Against US Trade Pact Tensions are rising in Guatemala Tuesday between the government and social organizations as government troops are reported to have opened fire on...
Congress Considers Enhancing US Border Security Despite tighter border enforcement since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the number of illegal immigrants in the United S...
US, Europe Working Together on Iran Nuclear Issues International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei says Iran has concealed sensitive nuclear activities for nearly 20 years, creating what he...
US Reports Global Increase in Acts of Anti-Semitism The U.S. government said Wednesday that long-standing anti-Jewish prejudice , anti-Israel sentiment, and a rise in Europe's Muslim population, are c...
Europe Hopes for New Relationship with US During Bush Second Term European governments are hoping for a new relationship with the United States during President Bush's second term and say trans-Atlant...
这期笔记的著眼点在于帮助刚到美国或是有租房子需要的人熟悉一些简单的会话。大体上是假设一个人打电话给租赁公司 (Rental Office) 所会询问到的一些问...