Standardized testing is a major part of applying for admission to colleges and universities in the United States. SAT or ACT results, for example, are just one measure admissions officials use to decide whether to accept an applicant. But many studen...
When it comes to blockbusters, bigger and bolder is Hollywood's plan for this summer. Movie studios are counting on new and improved sequels to make up for last summers poor showing at theater box offices. Disney and Marvel have had a great start wit...
Rebuilding, Corruption Top Issues in Iraqs Election Iraqi citizens will vote for members of their national parliament on May 12. It is the first such election since the government declared victory over the Islamic State group. Iraqi forces drove out...
Doctor Heideggers Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne We present the short story Doctor Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. That very unusual man, old Doctor Heidegger, once invited four friends to meet...
Malaysian Leader Becomes Worlds Oldest at 92 Malaysias Mahathir Mohamad has returned to power as prime minister, becoming the worlds oldest elected leader. Mahathir is 92 years old. He previously ruled Malaysia for 22 years. He led a group of opposit...
Trump to Meet N. Koreas Kim Jong Un June 12 in Singapore United States President Donald Trump has announced his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place on June 12 in Singapore. The president wrote on Twitter We will both...
Top 10 New Google Features Announced at I/O 2018 Google announced new features to make devices smarter and more useful to open its yearly developers conference. The announcements came at Googles I/O 2018 conference in Mountain View, California. We pu...
Scientists Observe Birth of Huge Galaxy Cluster For the first time ever, astronomers have observed the birth of a galaxy cluster, known as a protocluster. The event, billions of light-years away, could form one of the largest-known structures in toda...
Where Is Road Safety the Best? And Worst? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Commuting is a part of life for nearly everyone. At some point, we all need to use the roads to get to where we are going. However, in some plac...
In the song When The Saints Go Marching In, jazz musician Louis Armstrong sings about entering heaven: Yes, I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in Armstrong is expressing his desire to be among the saints going to heaven. The line...
Can #MeToo Succeed in a Conservative Pakistan? The Pakistani television and film industry was shocked last month by accusations of sex abuse from a famous singer. Meesha Shafi used the Twitter #metoo to accuse a male co-worker of harassment. Sharing...
Senate Questions Intelligence Agency Nominee on Torture United States lawmakers met Wednesday with President Donald Trumps choice to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing on his nomi...
Scientists Help Insects to Help Colorado River Fish Fish need insects for food. So, healthy rivers have healthy insect populations. However, in the United States, part of the Colorado River has an insect shortage that has left many fish without food....
Israel Hits Iranian Targets inside Syria Israel said Thursday its fighter planes struck dozens of Iranian military targets inside of Syria overnight. The move answered rockets attacks by Iranian forces on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israe...
Scientists: Major Volcanic Burst Possible in Hawaii Hawaiis Kilauea volcano could soon send huge rocks and ash shooting out of its summit crater. The last time this happened was almost 100 years ago. 夏威夷基拉韦厄火山很快就有巨石和火山...
