Category: This Is America (今日美国)

Two weeks before Donald Trump becomes president of the United States, the U.S. Senate is already considering his nominees for top government positions. The 115thSenate took office on Tuesday. One…

Melania Trump will become the first foreign-born wife of an American president in almost 200 years. On January 20, her husband, Donald Trump, will be inaugurated as the 45th president…

Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Steve Ember brings you music for the New Year. In the United States and other countries, this old Scottish song, “Auld…

American Larry Colburn, who became famous for his actions during the Vietnam War, died earlier this month. He was 67 years old. Lisa Colburn, his wife of 31 years, told…

Gun violence is an issue in Chicago, Illinois, America’s third largest city. The Chicago Tribune reported that 61 people were shot in the city during the long Christmas holiday weekend.…

President Barack Obama has declared much of U.S. waters in the Arctic Ocean and some areas in the Atlantic Ocean permanently unavailable to oil and gas drilling. The Obama administration…

The ride-sharing company Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco, California. The action came after a dispute between Uber and state officials over whether the…

In the United States, the inauguration of a new president is one of the nation’s biggest ceremonies. Military officials plan the event using a 12-by-18 meter map of Washington, DC.…

Last month, a student at Ohio State University ran into people with a car and stabbed them with a knife. The victims survived, but police shot and killed the attacker,…

Some of the most successful technology business owners in Silicon Valley are immigrants. Silicon Valley is an area of northern California that is home to major technology companies like Apple,…

Many parts of the United States were first territories with the plan that they would someday become states. Former territories include Oklahoma, which became a state in 1907; New Mexico…

The United States has lost millions of manufacturing jobs in recent years. Some American businesses have turned to robots or other machines to do manufacturing work once performed by humans.…

Some refugee aid organizations in the United States are working to help people who fled Syria and will soon come to America. The groups are working hard because they believe…

The Republican Party now holds more power in the United States than at any time since the 1920s. Since 2000, the Republicans have sharply increased the number of legislatures and…

Military experts believe 2017 will be a difficult year for the American military in the Pacific area. They note that China has become more aggressive in the area and that…