2022-02-25 US Sale of Wind Development Rights Gets Record-setting Offers
FILE – Part of the offshore wind farm that has been built off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia on June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) The U.S. government…
2022-02-24 Modal Verbs and Phone Calls
In today’s report, we explore the connection between modal verbs and phone calls. Consider a time that you answered the phone or made a phone call. What kinds of words…
2022-02-24 Russia Invades Ukraine, Allies Announce More Sanctions
Smoke rise from an air defence base in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv…
2022-02-24 Russia-Ukraine Conflict Affects Worldwide Economy
A woman reacts as she waits for a train trying to leave Kyiv, Feb. 24, 2022, as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) There was so much…
2022-02-24 Thai Government Explains Official Name Change for Bangkok
People walk on an elevated pathway under the “Bangkok” sign written on the SkyTrain track in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Thailand’s government recently provided…
2022-02-24 ‘World’s Largest’ Igloo Cafe Brings Visitors to Indian Kashmir
Inside view of igloo cafe with seats covered by sheepskin in Gulmarg. (Bilal Hussain/VOA) The world’s largest igloo restaurant can be found in northern India in the Jammu and Kashmir…
2022-02-23 US Copyright Agency Rejects Registration for AI Created Image
The U.S. Copyright Review Board has denied the request to register this artwork “A Recent Entrance to Paradise.” (Courtesy of Copyright Review Board) The American agency responsible for issuing copyright…
2022-02-23 Russia Withdraws Diplomats from Ukraine as Crisis Deepens
A woman walks by a large print at a photographic memorial for those killed in the confrontation between Ukraine’s military and the pro-Russia separatist forces in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, eastern…
2022-02-23 UN: Wildfires Getting Worse, Nations Unprepared
Homes burn as wildfires rip through a housing development, Dec. 30, 2021, in Superior, Colorado. A new United Nations report says a warming planet and changes to land use suggest…
2022-02-23 Pompeii: Rebirth of Italy’s Dead City That Nearly Died Again
Tourists walk inside the Pompeii archaeological site in southern Italy, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The ancient Italian city of Pompeii historically has had its fair share of ups…
2022-02-23 Florida Manatees Eat Up Tons of Donated Lettuce
An adult and young manatee swim together in a canal, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Florida wildlife officials say manatees facing starvation are benefitting…
2022-02-22 Some US Schools Slow Diversity Programs after Opposition
Alexis Knox-Miller, equity director for the Colorado Springs, Colo., school system, poses Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Conservative local school boards in the United States have already moved…