2024-06-01 Be Bold. ‘Break the Mold’!
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today, we talk about making things. When you make things…
2024-06-01 US College Athletes May Soon Get Paid
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the five biggest college sports conferences recently agreed to pay almost $2.8 billion…
2024-05-31 Trump Found Guilty of 34 Felony Charges
A New York City jury on Thursday found former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to influence…
2024-05-31 Italy Celebrates Return of Stolen Arts
Italy celebrated the return of hundreds of its antiquities from the United States this week. The property included ancient bronze…
2024-05-31 Improve Your Vocabulary: Part 3
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we finish our answer about the best way to expand your vocabulary. Question…
2024-05-30 World’s Largest Tree Passes Health Check
In the American state of California, researchers recently climbed the world’s largest tree to check on its health. The tree…
2024-05-30 In Sierra Leone, There Is Little Help for Drug Users
A low-cost drug mixture is harming young people in the West African country of Sierra Leone. The mixture is called…
2024-05-30 Grammar for Science, Technology: Prefixes, Measurements
What do news stories about space travel, technology, or energy production have in common? Well, one way to answer this…
2024-05-30 The Story of a Hong Kong Democracy Activist
A court in Hong Kong found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of crimes linked to an unofficial vote in 2020. Some…
2024-05-29 North Korea Flies Trash Balloons over South
North Korea has flown hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea. The strange action led the South’s…
2024-05-29 Climbers Will Have to Pay to Climb Mount Fuji
The local officials protecting Mount Fuji are making changes to protect its natural beauty and the safety of people climbing…
2024-05-29 Sun’s Magnetic Field Forms Close to Surface
New research suggests that the sun’s magnetic field forms much closer to the surface than scientists had thought. The finding…