2024-01-03 Lancashire Heeler: Small Dog with Big Smile
It is a small dog with a big “smile.” And it is ready to compete with 200 other kinds of dogs, known as breeds. Say hello to the Lancashire Heeler.…
2024-01-01 Designer Combines Recycled Metal with Lab-grown Gems
For some, a natural diamond, created over billions of years, is what they have always wanted. But an award-winning British designer sees greater worth in jewelry made using laboratory-grown gems…
2023-12-31 Louisiana’s Creole Culture Extends Far and Wide
Language experts estimate as many as 10,000 people still speak the French-based language Louisiana Creole. In addition, many others in New Orleans and across the southern U.S. state consider themselves…
2023-12-29 Remembering Newsmakers Who Died in 2023
2024 is just hours away. Before the world welcomes a new year, we remember some of the influential people who died in 2023. Sandra Day O’Connor We start with U.S.…
2023-12-28 Vatican Experts Restore Masterpieces
Alessandra Zarelli works to keep the artwork of the Vatican Museums in good condition. She says, whenever she works on a masterpiece, she must calm her heart so her thinking…
2023-12-27 Las Vegas Could Set Record for Marriages on New Year’s Eve
For better or for worse, the number of couples getting married in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year’s Eve could set a record. That is because the…
2023-12-25 What White House Gardens Say about America
The earliest presidents who lived in the White House did not want the large outdoor areas that the monarchs of Europe might enjoy. Marta McDowell is writer of All the…
2023-12-23 VOA Learning English Presents ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’
In 1822, an American professor named Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem that redefined the image of Saint Nicholas. It was called “Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas.” He…
2023-12-22 A History of Christmas in America
From VOA Learning English, I’m Caty Weaver. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith present a special program on Christmas traditions in the United States during the first half of the…
2023-12-18 The Story of Santa Claus
Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas. To grown-ups,…
2023-12-17 Mickey Mouse Will Soon Belong to You, Me, Everyone
An early version of Mickey Mouse, the famous Disney character, will soon belong to you, me and everybody else. The mouse that started a Hollywood empire, along with several other…
2023-12-14 Boston Common: America’s First Public Park
Almost 400 years ago, America’s early European colonists voted to tax each household in Boston about $70 in today’s money. The money was used to buy a local farm. The…
2023-12-13 How Do You Say That Name Again?
News reporters, politicians and public figures have had trouble saying some of the words that relate to the top stories of the year year. Last week, the online language learning…
2023-12-11 Japan’s Ohtani Gets $700 Million, Biggest Team Sports Deal
Everyone expected Japan’s Shohei Ohtani to receive the biggest deal in baseball history. Over the weekend, the two-time Most Valuable Player award-winner received the biggest deal in team sports history.…
2023-12-08 Rock Group Ends Live Concerts, Becomes Computerized Avatars
Recently, members of the American rock band Kiss closed out their final performance. The group’s “The End of the Road” concert series ended in New York City’s famous Madison Square…