2024-01-14 US Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King is remembered for…
2024-01-14 NASA Delays Moon Missions Over Technical, Safety Problems
The American space agency NASA has postponed two moon missions that are facing development and safety issues. NASA’s program to…
2024-01-13 Joe Biden: Oldest
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Joe Biden. He took office in 2021, becoming America’s…
2024-01-13 Minnesota Named Second-most Educated US State
Minnesota has the second-highest education level in the U.S. as measured by the scholarship research website Scholaroo.com. A representative from…
2024-01-12 Miners Find Mammoth Remains Buried in North Dakota
The first person who saw it was working overnight. The worker, a shovel operator, saw something white as he placed…
2024-01-12 Hawaiian Salt Makers Aim to Protect Tradition
Last summer on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, Tina Taniguchi was working close to the ground. Her coconut leaf hat…
2024-01-12 Adverbs, Gerunds, Participles
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from an English learner named Sidra. Sidra asks: I…
2024-01-11 Dispute over Government Pay in Papua Leads to Deadly Rioting
The government of Papua New Guinea declared a state of emergency on Thursday after at least 16 people were killed…
2024-01-11 WHO: More COVID Deaths after Holiday Gatherings
The World Health Organization (WHO) says holiday gatherings and the spread of a new COVID-19 variant led to increased hospitalizations…
2024-01-11 In 2024, More Than 60 Nations to Hold National Elections
2024 will go down as one of the most politically important years in history. More than 60 countries will hold…
2024-01-11 The Grammar of ‘Share:’ Social, Economic Uses
Consider a time when you heard or read news about business, investments, or politics. Now consider a happy time when…