2021-11-19 US Jury Finds Teen Not Guilty of Murder
Kyle Rittenhouse closes his eyes and cries as he is found not guilty on all counts at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP,…
2021-11-18 Buck Enters Church at Start of Hunting Season
A red deer stag bellows at sunrise during the rutting (breeding) season which takes place during autumn, in Bushy Park, south west London, Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Church…
2021-11-18 BTS Teaches You About Similes, Prepositions
The music group BTS, originally from South Korea, has developed a large international following. It recently won many awards at the MTV European Music Awards, including Best Pop, Best K-Pop…
2021-11-18 South Korean Test Takers Gather as Infection Rates Grow
A school teacher wearing protective gear guides a South Korean student before the start of the College Scholastic Ability Test at a high school in Seoul, Nov. 18, 2021. (Jung…
2021-11-18 Biden Visits Car Factory to Push Electric Vehicles
President Joe Biden visited an auto factory in Detroit, Michigan, earlier this week to bring attention to the push for electric vehicles. Old auto factories in the United States have…
2021-11-18 IBM Says New Quantum Processor Could Make Faster Computers
The American technology company IBM says that it has designed a new, very powerful quantum computer processor. The company’s leaders made the announcement Monday. They said the processor, or chip,…
2021-11-12 ‘Pecos Bill,’ An American Folk Tale
Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story…
2021-11-05 ‘Athenaise’ by Kate Chopin
Our story today is called “Athenaise.” It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles…
2021-10-29 ‘The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock,’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Prince Michael of…
2021-10-22 ‘Paul Bunyan,’ An American Folk Tale
Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story…
2021-10-15 Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne
We present the short story “Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. That very unusual man, old Doctor Heidegger, once invited four friends to…
2021-10-08 ‘The Return of a Private’ by Hamlin Garland
Our story today is called, “The Return of a Private. ” It was written by Hamlin Garland. Here is Harry Monroe with our story. The soldiers cheered as the train…
2021-10-01 ‘Hearts and Crosses,’ by O. Henry, Part Two
We present Part Two of the short story “Hearts and Crosses,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. One day, a…