'The Last Leaf,' by O. Henry Our story today is called The Last Leaf. It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young women named Sue and Johnsy shared a studio...
Today on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Yehia in Yemen. He writes: Question: Could you explain what are the differences between Hi, Dear sir, Hello, Greetings and other greetings? Thank you!! - Yehia, Yemen Answer: Dear Yehia, To answer you...
Former Chrysler Chief Lee Iacocca Dies at 94 Lee Iacocca, a leader in the American automobile industry, died earlier this week in California. He was 94. 美国汽车工业领军人李艾柯卡本周早些时候在加利福尼亚去世，享年94岁。...
Migration from Northern Triangle Countries Presses Mexico, US Reverend Fernando Cuevas has watched migrants leave for Mexico from the steps of his church in a town on Guatemalas border. He has seen large and small groups gather in the town to get on...
US Agency Calls Border Detention 'Dangerously Overcrowded' A new report by the Homeland Security Inspector General describes bad conditions and overcrowding at centers along the border in Texas. 国土安全部督察长发表的一份新报告描绘了...
Technology Helps Americans See National Bird in the Wild The bald eagle is important and has special meaning to many Americans. The bird represents the American ideal of freedom. It has served as the national symbol of the United States since 1782. A...
On Independence Day, A Love Letter to Black America The Fourth of July is Independence Day in the United States. On this holiday, Americans often remember their countrys founders the English colonists who separated from Britain. But in a new book, wr...
Zimbabwe Moving to Sell its $600 Million Ivory Supply Zimbabwe hosted the first United Nations and Africa Union meeting on wildlife. The country is seeking permission to sell its $600-million supply of elephant ivory and rhino horns to pay for conser...
Europe Feels Pressure as Iran Breaks Nuclear Deal Promise Efforts by European nations to find ways for businesses to work around United States sanctions on Iran are unlikely to succeed. Diplomats and experts say those efforts are likely to face diffi...
Trump Says Tanks Will Be Part of US Holiday Show U.S. President Donald Trump says military tanks will be part of a special Fourth of July show in Washington this week. The show is part of a yearly celebration of the countrys declaration of independen...
US President Steps into North Korea, Talks to Restart U.S. President Donald Trump has praised his latest meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 美国总统特朗普称赞了近期与朝鲜领导人金正恩的会晤。 Trump described the tal...
Climate Fight Shows Political Divide in Oregon Americans are divided on the issue of climate change. This divide is most apparent in Oregon, where state lawmakers had been considering a climate bill. On one side are lawmakers representing cities, whe...
Japan Restarts Commercial Whaling Japanese hunters killed at least two whales Monday in the first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years. Japan stopped commercial whaling in 1988 after the International Whaling Commission, or IWC, banned the kil...
Can Europe, Brexit Inspire China's Bid for Mega Market? The Chinese government has a plan to link the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing into an economic and business p...
Malaysia Unhappy About Europes New Palm Oil Rules The European Union and the world's largest palm oil exporters, Malaysia and Indonesia, are having their own trade dispute. 欧盟同全球最大的棕榈油出口国马来西亚以及印尼产生了贸易...
