Disappointing End to NASA Test of Mars Landing Device NASA火星登陆测试设备的结果令人失望 WASHINGTON The U.S. space agency's test run of a Mars landing system came to a disappointing end Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute...
On The Scene: Myanmar Gets Aggressive With Border Patrols 缅甸受边境巡逻船只侵犯 MAUNGDAW, MYANMAR It is a bright, hot day on the Naf river, which forms part of Myanmars western border with Bangladesh, an area where human smugglers pick up...
Prospects Grow for Earlier Fed Rate Hike as US Adds Jobs WASHINGTON A big pickup in job growth in May: the U.S. economy adding 280,000 jobs last month. But the unemployment rate also ticked higher to 5.5 percent as more Americans polished up their re...
Ukraine Conflict Divides Families, Friends 乌克兰冲突拆散家庭和朋友 KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE The conflict in Ukraine may have galvanized those who support a united, independent country, but it has also sewn divisions between them and neighbors...
Study Examines Racial Bias in Sports Reporting 研究探讨在体育报道的种族偏见 New research says African-American athletes are more likely to be portrayed negatively in the media than white athletes. The findings appear in a new book, enti...
Labor Advocates Celebrate Los Angeles Wage Victory LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is about to become the largest American city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, an increase to be phased in over five years. The wage is more than twice the current min...
IMF Urges US to Postpone Interest Rate Hike Until 2016 国际货币基金组织敦促美国推迟加息直至2016年 The International Monetary Fund is urging the U.S. central bank to delay its planned interest rate hike until 2016. Although the IMF...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 6 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending June 6, 2015. The Top Five is like life: it can amble along for weeks or months at a timeand then someth...
E. Ukraine Volunteers Help Children Displaced by Violence 东乌克兰志愿者帮助因暴力而流离失所的孩子 KYIV Ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine has displaced more than a million people. The violence and displacement have affected the...
Scientists: Rising Sea Levels Not Reversible in Foreseeable Future 海平面上升未来不可逆转 LONG BEACH, CALIF. Scientists say the sea levels are rising and will continue to do so indefinitely. Coastal communities around the world are already...
Private Citizens Meet on Climate Change This Saturday, June 6th, hundreds of citizens in 80 countries will have a chance to voice their concerns and learn about climate change. The comments and opinions will be considered when the next Climate Change...
Wearable Technology Dominates Taiwan Expo 可穿戴技术主导台北国际电脑展 Asias biggest tech trade show, Computex Taipei, is often seen as a good source of signs about the latest technology trends. This year, the signs all point toward wea...
Archeologists Uncover Clues on Beginnings of Agriculture 考古学家发现农业起源的线索 New findings by archeologists excavating a prehistoric site in Jordan may shed new light on the way early humans transitioned from hunter-gatherers to fa...
Jews, Arabs Becoming Friends Through Classical Music 犹太人与阿拉伯人因古典音乐成为朋友 NEW YORK A project based in the Israeli cities of Nazareth and Jaffa is helping to bring together Jews and Arabs and at the same time, offering c...
Protecting Wetlands, Protecting Lives 保护湿地,保护生命 Well over 600 million people around the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods, such as fishing or farming. Yet experts say since 1900, 64 percent of wetlands have disappeared an...
