2024-11-04 American Music Legend Quincy Jones Dies at 91
One of the biggest names in America’s music industry – Quincy Jones – has died at the age of 91. A family statement said Jones passed away Sunday night surrounded…
2024-11-04 Harris, Trump Make Final Push for Votes on Election Day
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a final push for votes on the day before Election Day in the United States. Harris is spending the…
2024-11-04 US Health Officials Call for Shots Against Pneumonia
American health officials say people age 50 and older should get vaccinated against bacteria that cause pneumonia and other dangerous diseases. Pneumonia is an infection that affects the lungs. It…
2024-11-03 Climate Extremes Continue, Bringing Floods to Spain
Even for a period of extreme weather, this autumn has had more than the usual weather disasters. The Spanish province Valencia has seen the latest incident of massive and deadly…
2024-11-03 At 2.4 Meters, Rioux Is World’s Tallest Teenager
Canadian Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teenager. At 2.4 meters tall, he has a place in the Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living teenager. Soon, he will…
2024-11-03 NASA to Launch Instruments to Study Water on Moon
The American space agency NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft to seek more detailed information on water sources on the moon. The spacecraft is an orbiter called Lunar Trailblazer.…
2024-11-02 For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. We all make mistakes. So, we have the expression to err is human. People who accept responsibility or blame will…
2024-11-01 In Burundi, Women Learn Old Way to Say Hello
The hug between the two women lasted a long time. An 85-year-old woman put her arms around a younger woman she had not seen for months. She asked her a…
2024-11-01 ‘The Boy on Graves-End Road,’ by Caty Weaver
Editor’s Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video, audio, quizzes, and a lesson plan for teachers. Hope you…
2024-11-01 Near and Nearby
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Haruna in Japan about the usage of the words “near” and “nearby.” Question Dear Teacher, Today, I have…