The Trump administration on Friday recognized the results of Honduras disputed presidential election, despite problems found by poll observers and calls from the U.S. Congress for a new vote. In a statement, the U.S. State Department congratulated Pr...
Darkest Hour is a new historical drama from filmmaker Joe Wright. The movie shows how Winston Churchill urged the British people to fight against Nazi Germany during World War II. Although the movie is based on facts, it seems more like a political a...
The American state of North Dakota is one of the leading destinations for refugees coming to the United States. Each year, about 400 refugees arrive in larger cities like Fargo. Their new lives in North Dakota are not easy. But some refugees themselv...
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 and meat. Negotiating until one's face...
Luciano Oliveira looks at the floor of the small poorly built wooden house where he lives. It is among thousands of similar poor homes in an occupation near the city of Sao Paulo. Oliveira was fired from his restaurant job at a few months ago, after...
The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday in an emergency special session to reject U.S. President Donald Trumps declaration of Jerusalem as Israels capital. The U.N. resolution was approved with 128 yes votes, nine no votes, and 35 abstenti...
Many Americans experience surprise (or disappointment) when they wake up on Christmas Day. They might be surprised or disappointed by a family member's actions. They might be happy or unhappy about a Christmas gift. Imagine a child expects to get an...
This is Whats Trending Today There is a saying in America that every vote counts. On Tuesday, in the U.S. state of Virginia, the saying appeared to come true. There were 23,215 votes cast in the city of Newport News on Election Day last month. Voters...
A new organization called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is being criticized by health and anti-smoking groups. They accuse the foundation of acting secretly to assist tobacco companies, a charge the foundations president denied. Derek Yach is...
What makes a film right for the holidays? It has to appeal to the whole family and moviegoers of all ages. This year, three high-budget films meet the requirements. Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released widely last Friday. The political thriller, The...
S. Korea Wants to Postpone Military Drills Until After Olympics South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday that next years joint military exercises with the United States might be postponed until after the Olympics. In an interview with NBC N...
Facebook Admits Social Media Can Harm Mental Health Facebook has released new research suggesting social media can harm mental health when used in certain ways. The research is discussed in an online report titled Hard Questions: Is Spending Time on...
One of the foreign policy goals of United States President Donald Trump's administration has been to reform United Nations peacekeeping. 川普总统领导下的美国政府的外交政策目标之一是对联合国的维和行动进行改革。 The...
Newly discovered fossils in New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as an adult man. The creature was almost the same size and weight as professional Canadian hockey player Sidney Crosby, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Scien...
Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Today, we talk about expressions that began behind the wheels of automobiles. Now they are common expressions that we use in everyday conve...
