VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about John Adams. In 1796, he was elected as the countrys second president. Being second can be difficult. And being the second president of a new country, following a popular f...
Caique Vidal first experienced Brazils Carnaval celebrations as a baby living in Salvador, the capital of Bahia State. Before he was even a year old, his mother took him to his first Carnaval event. Afro-Brazilian groups performed during parades in t...
This is Whats Trending Today. Theres a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won best picture. And with those words, producer Jordan Horowitz of La La Land, told the cast and crew of a competing film that it had won the Oscars biggest award. Presenters Warren...
Political statements are not new to the Academy Awards ceremony. A number of award-winning actors and movie directors have made such comments over the years. On Sunday, Americas movie industry recognized an Iranian film, The Salesman, as the best for...
Two vaccines developed by a Maryland company are showing promise in the fight against malaria. One vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing the deadly disease malaria. That is according to the biotech company Sanaria Inc. of Rockville, Marylan...
Despite rising stock prices, some experts remain concerned that economic proposals from the campaign of President Donald Trump will hurt the economy. Last year, some economists predicted large decreases in financial markets, reduced hiring and an inc...
Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program, we tell about common expressions in American English and explain how to use them. Today we talk about expressions involving Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is the b...
The idea of tenure has long been important to American higher education. In the 1700s, religious groups operated most colleges in the United States and, before that, Britains North American colonies. Often, college officials would remove employees wh...
A new study predicts that South Korean women will be the first group in the world to have an average lifespan of more than 90 years. Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization studied the lifespans of people in 35 indust...
Scientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old. The organisms were found in a hot, but beautiful cave system in Naica, Mexico. These ancient life forms can be seen only with a microscope. They are dormant, w...
Republican Party activists and Republican voters mostly approve of Donald Trumps first actions as president of the United States. But the new president has low approval ratings among Democratic Party supporters and independent voters. After a month i...
We present the second of three parts of the short story The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Roderick Usher, whom I had known as a boy, was now ill and had...
Columbia Universitys Mailman School of Public Health recently emailed good news to 277 applicants. The emails said the Ivy League school is delighted to welcome the 277 applicants to its graduate program in public health. But less than one hour later...
Malaysian police say the nerve agent VX was used to kill the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Investigators found traces of the poison on Kim Jong Nams eyes and face, police announced Friday. Kim was killed February 13 at the airport...
Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earths surface. The scientists say their method may help reduce the methane released by cows, one of the main producers of the...
