2024-06-21 Actor, 94, Does Her Own Stunts in Film ‘Thelma’
Actor June Squibb is the star of Thelma, a new action-comedy about a grandmother seeking revenge. Her part in the film required many physically demanding actions, called stunts. Even though…
2024-06-21 ‘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…
2024-06-21 Using ‘Though’ and ‘However’: Part 1
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Edilson in Brazil about the difference between “though” and “however.” Question Hi, this is Edilson, from Brazil, I…
2024-06-20 Remains of a Rare Flying Reptile Dug Up in Australia
Millions of years ago, a huge and powerful hunter flew in the skies above a former sea in what is now Australia. Its large mouth and long, pointed teeth captured…
2024-06-20 Researchers Find Bottles of Cherries at George Washington’s Home
Researchers have made what they call a “spectacular” finding at the Mount Vernon home of America’s first president: almost 30 bottles of preserved fruit. The bottles of cherries and berries…
2024-06-20 Breakdancer Hopes Her Olympics Sport Will Energize Paris Games
An American breakdancer says she hopes the sport’s debut at the Paris Olympics next month will help energize the Games. Twenty-one-year-old Logan Edra recently spoke with reporters from Reuters about…
2024-06-20 Reservations and Rentals
This week on Everyday Grammar, we learn some of the grammar you need to talk about getting the things you need while on vacation. A common summer vacation might involve…
2024-06-19 Tesla Chief Elon Musk Could Still Be Paid Billions of Dollars
Tesla shareholders recently voted by a large majority to approve company chief Elon Musk’s 10-year pay plan. The plan, valued by the company in April at $44.9 billion, was even…
2024-06-19 In Mali, Hot Weather Threatens Ancient Fishing Tradition
Thousands of fishermen holding nets stood side by side. They waited for the signal. Suddenly, they rushed to a large area of water and threw in their nets, dropping to…
2024-06-19 Apple Partners with OpenAI to Bring AI Tools to iOS Devices
Apple is preparing to release a series of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools on iPhones and other personal devices. Company officials have described the new offerings as a newly developed…
2024-06-18 Biden Announces Program to Give Half Million Immigrants Legal Status
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a program to offer a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the United States. Administration officials…