Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore American idioms and expressions. We try to help you understand common expressions and how to use them in everyday speech. You know, at times in life, things just...
Houston Still Recovering from Hurricane Harvey The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season started two months ago, but many Texas families are still struggling to recover from the damage caused by a major storm last year. The storm, named Hurricane Harvey, hi...
Georgia Is First Former Soviet Republic to Legalize Marijuana Use Georgia has become the first former member of the Soviet Union to legalize use of marijuana. Yet Georgians are still barred from growing, storing or selling the drug. Georgias constitu...
Rare and Costly Parrots for Sale at Virginia Store Small or large, costly and even rare birds can be found at a pet store in the American community of Falls Church, Virginia. And it is clear from the name of the store what kind of birds are available...
Will Britain's Withdrawal from the EU Be the End of the World? Britains withdrawal from the European Union (EU) is coming soon and so is the end of the world, if you believe the British newspapers. Those reports tell of possible food shortages, groun...
For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious. But what college admissions officials want is not a secret. Schools present what they want in the form of big data. That information is available to anyone online. Students can use...
Zimbabwe Elects President, Opposition Rejects Results Zimbabwe election officials have declared Emmerson Mnangagwa winner of the countrys presidential election. Mnangagwa received 50.8 percent of the vote, compared to 44.3 percent for his opponent Ne...
Experts Say Israeli Leader Is Rising in World Standing The Trump administration is considering setting up a military partnership with the Sunni Muslim leaders of Arab Gulf states. The proposed partnership would include the U.S., Egypt and Jordan. The...
Appalachian Music Celebrates Modern Culture, Immigrant Past To me the difference between a violin, and a fiddle, is that a violin never had a beer spilled on it... That is the difference. Will Fanning laughs at his joke as he rocks on his chair outsi...
3D Guns Raise Legal Questions In the U.S. this month, Americans are discussing whether 3D [three-dimensional] guns are legal. 这个月，很多美国人都在讨论3D枪是否应该合法化的问题。 Cody Wilson says yes. He first used a website...
Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but this is not Baldys story. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a fr...
Group Providing Clothing, Books to Migrant Children A committee of the United States Senate is studying the Trump administrations zero tolerance policy for migrant families. The policy is directed at individuals who crossed the U.S. border with Mexic...
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has changed Church teaching about the death sentence. The new teaching says that the earlier policy was outdated and that the church should work to end the death penalty. The Vatican said the Pop...
Apples Stock Value Reaches $1 Trillion Total Apple has become the first American company to have the total value of its publicly traded stock reach $1 trillion. Stock in the technology company reached the huge number during trading on Thursday. 苹果公...
California's Death Valley Sets New Record for Hottest Month This is Whats Trending Today Californias Death Valley may have just set a world record for hottest month ever. The areas average temperature for the month of July was 42.28 degrees Celsius....
