VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we will finish our story about Abraham Lincoln. He led the United States during the Civil War. That conflict lasted from 1861 to 1865. In it, the southern states of the Confederacy battled the...
Bicyclists are racing across the United States to raise millions of dollars for charitable causes. The competition is called Race Across America. It is a yearly race that covers about 5,000 kilometers crossing deserts and mountains. About 270 racers...
As President of the United States, Donald Trump shakes a lot of hands. But look out. If you shake Trumps hand, you might get pulled off your feet. That almost happened to Judge Neil Gorsuch after the President nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Last week was WWDC, Apple's annual conference about what is in the future from the company. Apple announced new devices and free software updates designed to make iPhones, iPads and Mac computers more useful. These updates include features that could...
A new study finds one third of the worlds population is overweight or considered obese. 一项新的研究发现世界上三分之一的人口超重或被认为是肥胖的。 Since 1980, obesity rates in children and adults have doubled in 73 countr...
Many American western movies use a common plot element: A mysterious man appears in a small, dusty town. He speaks to people in a short, purposeful way. He shows confidence and strength. Often, he is looking for revenge. Exploring this common plot el...
Since his students began using Quizlet, English teacher Tristan Thorne has noticed an improvement in their ability to learn and use new words. Quizlet is a learning app - a computer program you use on your mobile device. It can help users build and t...
This is Whats Trending Today 这里是《今日热点》节目。 American Nigel Talton is a fast runner. 美国人奈杰尔塔尔顿（Nigel Talton）跑得飞快。 He can run 100 meters in just over 10 seconds. And he can travel a distance of 200...
This is Whats Trending Today. Forty-six years after its release, John Lennons classic song Imagine is formally getting a co-writer -- his widow, Yoko Ono. The British musician first gained worldwide fame in the early 1960s, as a member of The Beatles...
A new study shows public opposition to the Islamic State (IS) group is growing in Indonesia, the worlds most populous Muslim country. The survey also found that a large majority of Indonesians hold negative opinions of the group. Saiful Mujani Resear...
A Vietnamese blogger, honored by the United States for her activism, has been officially charged by the government of Vietnam. Me Nam, or Mother Mushroom, faces three charges related to conducting propaganda against the government, VOA Vietnamese rep...
If you ask a child playing outside at the Parkview Gardens apartment complex in Riverdale, Maryland where he or she is from, you will get many different answers. The children will name Nepal, Nigeria and Afghanistan, among others, as their homelands....
The investigation of possible Russian interference in the U.S. election is reportedly looking into whether President Donald Trump may have obstructed justice. The special counsel heading the Russia investigation is Robert Mueller, a former FBI direct...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Nearly 790 million people around the world do not get enough to eat. Most of them live in developing countries. Many parts of the developing world do not have transportation systems in p...
Tony Award Winner Tells Young People to Be Themselves Actor Ben Platt plays a lonely teenager who has trouble fitting in. So, when he won the Tony Award Sunday night for best actor in a musical, he urged young people not to give up the qualities that...
