The United Nations announced on Tuesday that its prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists for their commitment to truth and accountability. 联合国周二宣布，其新闻自由奖授予了三名被监禁...
Finland's largest daily newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3 by using a popular online video game to get around Russian media restrictions. Editor-in-chief Antero Mukka said the paper has hidden stories about Russia's...
Texas Town Considers Closing Library to Ban Some Books The American Library Association (ALA) reported in March that attempts to ban books in libraries and schools in the United States set a record last year. The group said there were 1,269 attempts...
If it passes, a new bill from state lawmakers in Wisconsin would limit the way young people can use social media services such as Twitter and TikTok. 威斯康星州州议员提出的一项新法案如果获得通过，将限制年轻人使用推特和...
The first day of May, known as May Day, is considered a day to celebrate workers around the world. On Monday, however, workers around the world took to the streets to express their unhappiness about the money they make, their time off, the high cost...
Iran Closing Businesses Not Following Hijab Law Iranian officials have been shutting down businesses that they say violate the law requiring women to wear head covers called hijabs. Ali Akbar Javidan is the police commander of Kermanshah Province. He...
Will Changing Offices to Housing Help the US Market? Officials in many American cities say they want companies to turn empty office buildings into housing. These housing plans, known as office-to-housing conversions, can help downtown business areas...
California Communities Prepare for Floods from Melting Snow This winter, the U.S. state of California received unusually large amounts of rain and snow. Now, people worry that some areas will flood as the snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains melts. Ro...
John Tyler: Unexpected VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about a vice president. John Tyler was William Henry Harrison's partner on the ticket in the 1840 election; he was the Tyler of the campaign slogan Tippec...
South Koreas President Speaks to US Congress South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to the American Congress Thursday on the final day of his state visit to the United States. The visit marks 70 years of the U.S.-South Korean alliance. Yoon is th...
US Mass Killings Could Set Tragic Record This Year The United States is on a record pace for mass killings in 2023. A mass killing usually involves firearms and is defined as an attack in which four or more people are killed not including the attacke...
Grammar for Describing When We Are Not Feeling Well Imagine you are feeling sick, and you need to go to the doctor. Your throat might hurt or you might have a high temperature. What do you say? How do you describe how you are feeling? In Today's Ever...
Singapore Executes Man for Involvement in Selling Cannabis Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery. Cannabis is another word for the drug marijuana. The man was executed although his family asked for clemency...
Quantum computers promise to be millions of times faster than today's fastest supercomputers. They could greatly change everything from climate change research to medical development. The wait for these machines, though, has been long, even with the...
Gardening requires a lot of physical labor. The activity can extend from light exercise to heavy labor. All that bending, lifting, digging, carrying and moving burns calories and builds muscle. But it can also injure the body. A gardener's back can s...
