2023-09-04 US City Turns to Science to Help Reduce Gun Violence
“That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, pointing toward a small store in the city of Knoxville in the state of Tennessee. Nearby are a nightclub where some people…
2023-09-04 Study: Whole Genome Testing Finds Diseases Better in Children
Brynn Schulte nearly died two times when she was a baby. At one point she needed emergency surgery for bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was wrong. Then,…
2023-09-03 Why Is Biden Going to Vietnam, Not Indonesia
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Vietnam on September 10 after attending the 2023 G20 leaders’ meeting in New Delhi, India. Biden is visiting Vietnam to raise relations between the…
2023-09-03 Unwanted Kiss Prompts Spain to Change Soccer Culture
Spain has spoken loudly through its government, politicians, soccer teams and ordinary citizens to condemn the leader of its soccer federation for kissing a player. Luis Rubiales kissed soccer player…
2023-09-03 UN: Hundreds of Thousands in Southeast Asia Tricked into Online Crime
The United Nations human rights office says criminal groups have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into unlawful online scam operations. A scam is a dishonest way…
2023-09-03 Super, Blue and Blood: A Guide to Different Full Moons
Sky watchers around the world were treated this month to two full moons, a supermoon and a blue moon. The American space agency NASA explains a supermoon happens when the…
2023-09-02 New COVID-19 Variant Expands Internationally
International health officials are closely following a new version of COVID-19 as it spreads to more countries. The version, or variant, is called BA.2.86. Officials from the World Health Organization…
2023-09-02 Woodrow Wilson: Idealist
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Woodrow Wilson. He served two terms, from 1913 to 1921, and led the United States through the first World…
2023-09-02 Explore from Your ‘Armchair’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, and notes on usage.…
2023-09-02 West Virginia University to Cut Languages, Creative Programs
School leaders at West Virginia University recently proposed cutting almost 10 percent of the university’s study programs and over 100 educators because of a $45 million budget deficit. Included in…
2023-09-01 US Cities Answer Some Emergency Calls with Mental Health Teams
Clear Creek County in Colorado is one of the latest places to begin using mental health teams to answer some emergency 911 calls. Mental health response teams are not new.…
2023-09-01 Abandoned Village Is a Reminder of Fast-changing UAE
About an hour’s drive from the tall buildings of Dubai is an empty village in the sands of the United Arab Emirates. It stands as a reminder of how fast…
2023-09-01 ‘Love of Life,’ by Jack London, Part One
We present the first of four parts of the short story “Love of Life,” by Jack London. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.…