In Vermont, Handmade Blankets Welcome Refugees, Immigrants An effort called the Welcome Blanket project aims to help refugees by giving them hand-made blankets. The project has grown over the years. Recently, Welcome Blanket showed at least 86 blanke...
For many years, skateboarding was considered an activity for young rebels or drug users in city streets, schoolgrounds and public parks. Those days are long gone. Skateboarding, which has Indigenous roots connected to surfing, is now an Olympic sport...
For the first time in about 30 years, Americans have a new favorite kind of dog, the American Kennel Club (AKC) says. 美国养犬俱乐部表示，大约30年来，美国人第一次有了一种新的最受欢迎的狗。 The organization announced...
At Sunday's Academy Awards, or Oscars, in Los Angeles, Angela Bassett will be one of the few Black actors considered for a major award. 周日在洛杉矶举行的奥斯卡颁奖典礼上，安吉拉巴塞特将成为少数几个获得重要奖项提名...
Countries around the world are celebrating International Women's Day (IWD) on Wednesday, March 8. 世界各国在3月8日星期三庆祝国际妇女节。 The United Nations says the theme it is celebrating this year is DigitALL: Innovation and techn...
Ludwig van Beethoven has long been considered one of the greatest composers of classical music. 路德维希凡贝多芬长期以来一直被认为是最伟大的古典音乐作曲家之一。 Critics say that his final complete musical work, the Nin...
LeBron James is the new all-time scoring leader of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 勒布朗詹姆斯成为美国职业篮球联赛新任得分王。 He set the record with a jump shot in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers game Tu...
American music star Beyonc broke the record for most career Grammy wins at the National Recording Academy's awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles. 周日，在洛杉矶举行的由美国国家录音艺术与科学学院主办的格莱美颁奖典礼上...
A University of Michigan student is one of the world's top speedcubers, a person able to quickly solve a Rubik's Cube. 密歇根大学的一名学生是世界上优秀的魔方高手之一，即能够快速解魔方的人。 He is also a talented vio...
Is This K-Pop Girl Band for Real? Less than two months ago the new South Korean girl group MAVE: released its first music video. It now has nearly 20 million views on YouTube. At first look, MAVE: looks like any other K-pop band. But it only exists v...
The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report Thursday about book banning in the country. It found attempted book bans and information restrictions at school and public libraries continue to increase, setting a record in 2022. 美国图书...
Researchers who examined DNA from famous German composer Ludwig van Beethoven have learned new details about his health. The DNA which came from Beethoven's hair did not provide a cause for his deafness. But the samples did find that he had a genetic...
Ringling Bros. Circus Is Back without Animals A famous American circus has been reimagined and reborn without the use of animals in the show. The family event now centers on humans performing tricks, including walking on a wire and flying through the...
New Public Show Explores Influence of Leon Monet Behind some great men, there is a big brother. Leon Monet, Claude Monet's older brother, is central to a new public art show, or exhibition, in Paris. The exhibition explores the part Leon Monet played...
For the first time in about 30 years, Americans have a new favorite kind of dog, the American Kennel Club (AKC) says. The organization announced this week that the French bulldog became the most popular purebred dog in the United States last year. Th...
