New US Farm Bill Reaps Controversy 美国新农业法案产生争议 WASHINGTON U.S. farmers will no longer get automatic checks from the government under new agriculture legislation President Obama signed into law Friday. But critics say the new Far...
US Immigrant Families Push for Reform 美国移民家庭推动改革 CAPITOL HILL Advocates for immigrant rights are calling on President Barack Obama to suspend deportations of otherwise law-abiding residents who are undocumented while Congress cons...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 8 Were counting down the five most popular songs on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending February 8, 2014. We get a new singles champ this week, whos no stranger to the throne. Thats still to c...
Ryszard Horowitz Photographs 'All That Jazz' In 1958, at the height of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, American pianist Dave Brubeck and his band toured Poland, then a communist state under Soviet control. The trip w...
Sochi Olympics Most Expensive, but Not Best Organized 索契冬奥会：最贵却不是组织最好 Organizers of the Winter Olympics in Russia are scrambling to fix problems that are plaguing hotels and other facilities ahead of the Games opening ce...
Media Group: Press Freedom Weakens in Several Countries, Cyberspace 几个国家和互联网的新闻自由受限 For the first time, the Committee to Protect Journalists has added cyberspace as a category on its yearly risk list, which highlights pl...
Music Fans Still Search for Roots of the Blues 音乐爱好者仍然寻找着蓝调的根源 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE In the early 1900s, a sound came out of African-American communities in the southern U.S. states that came to be called the blues. Some of...
VOA常速英语2014--High Blood Pressure in Young Adults Could Lead to Heart Disease 青年时血压高能导致心脏病 February is heart health month, and a new study that provides clues to young people about keeping their hearts healthy. The stud...
Technology's Impact on People's Lives Mixed 科技对人们的生活的影响喜忧参半 Technology is permeating everyday life like never before. Computers, smartphones, 3D printers, new medical devices, sophisticated software, electric cars are no...
VOA常速英语2014--Controversial Rice Scheme Risks Thai Ruling Party's Popularity 有争议的水稻方案使泰国执政党的声望有所影响 BANGKOK Thailand's unfinished election means the current caretaker government cannot create any new de...
Kenya Counts Elephants From the Air 肯尼亚从空中清点大象数量 TSAVO, KENYA Kenya is conducting an aerial census of the elephant population in a national park that has been the scene of gruesome poaching incidents in the last year. An inten...
Severe Weather Conditions Hit Parts of Europe, US, Asia 美国、欧洲、亚洲部分地区遭遇恶劣天气 WASHINGTON Severe winter weather is affecting the lives of people in many parts of the world. Stormy weather battered Britain's western coa...
Simulating Blindness Might Help Improve Hearing 模拟失明或有助于提高听力 A new report suggests it might be possible to change the circuitry of the brain to better process sound, a finding that could give renewed hope to the 350 million pe...
Slowdown Reported on Indigenous Rights 关于土著人人权方面的报道 Two new reports say theres been a dramatic slowdown in recognizing the rights of indigenous people to tropical forest land and resources. The Rights and Resources Initiative...
Africas Megacities a Major Draw for Young Up-and-Comers JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA London. Paris. Lagos. The list of international megacities is growing, with more and more African entries on the list. Mayors from the worlds megacities met this week...
