January 6 Committee Suggests Charges for Former President Trump

The U.S. House of Representatives special committee investigating January 6 voted Monday to suggest four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Depar

Five Common ‘Holiday’ Plants and How to Care for Them

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.During the winter holiday season, several plants are often the stars of the show. So, depending on where you live i

Elon Musk May Stop Running Twitter

On Sunday, Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter asking users if he should step down as chief of the social media company. The billionaire businessman bought Twitter in October for $4

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At the end of every World Cup, the president of the international soccer governing body FIFA always says it was the "best World Cup ever."This time, he might be right.The FIFA Worl

Historic Agreement Reached at UN Environment Meeting

Negotiators at a United Nations environmental conference in Canada reached a historic deal Monday. It aims to protect the world's lands and oceans and provides financing to save bi

Already or Yet?

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the differences between "yet" and "already."QuestionDear Learning English,I can learn a lot from you. I have a qu

Math Professor Connects Teaching Method in India, US

Growing up in India, Vinay Kanth Rao loved math and knew that he wanted to teach math someday.After earning his master's degree in mathematics from the National Institute of Techno

Ukrainian Children Get Therapy Help from Dogs

Mental health experts in Ukraine are using therapy dogs to help children deal with the harmful effects of the country's war with Russia.The therapy is carried out at the Center for

Inside Baseball, Other 'Inside' Expressions

And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.Today we go out to the ballpark ... the baseball park!We talk about an expression from the sport of baseball but now mean

NASA to Study Water around the World from Space

A NASA-led international mission launched a radar satellite from southern California early on Friday. The satellite will be involved in a major project to research the world's ocea

Kenya Drought Kills Hundreds of Wild Animals

Officials in Kenya say severe drought conditions in a northern area have killed hundreds of wild animals in recent months. Many animals that do survive are starving and weak. They

Secret Museum That Visitors Will Never See

The capital city of Washington, D.C. is home to many famous museums in the United States. But there is one museum in the city that visitors will never get to see: the U.S. Secret S

Water Crisis Threatens Indonesia’s Bali

Bali, Indonesia, is facing a worsening water crisis from tourism development, population growth and water mismanagement. Shortages already are affecting UNESCO World Heritage struc

Companies Develop Technologies to Deal with Food Waste

Restaurants, farmers, and food businesses are turning to chemistry and physics to deal with the problem of food waste.Some companies are testing coverings to slow the ripening proc

Study: Tonga Volcano Blasted Particles and Water High into Atmosphere

New research shows that the Tonga volcano sent large amounts of particles and water vapor into the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere.Scientists used satellite equipment to measur

Huge US Study Starts Sharing Gene Findings with Volunteers

DNA is the main molecule that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. More than 155,000 Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something i

India’s Cricket Bat Business in Danger

The best cricket bats in the world are made in England and India from willow trees. A bat is the long stick cricket players use to hit the ball.The bats from India are in especiall

Grammar for Exercise, Part 2

Last week, we looked at common phrasal verbs and gerunds linked to exercising and health. For this week's Everyday Grammar report, we will continue to explore exercise vocabulary.

Companies Develop Robots to Make Clothes

Large clothing and technology companies, including Siemens AG and Levi Strauss & Co., are developing robots to make clothes. The process of using robots or computers for human work

North Korean Spies Try New Hacking Method

Daniel DePetris is a foreign affairs expert based in the United States. He received an email in October from Jenny Town, the director of 38 North, asking him to write about North K

Bethlehem Filled With Christmas Tourists for First Time Since 2019

Visitors are returning to the West Bank city of Bethlehem this Christmas season, after a two-year absence because of COVID-19.At this time last year, most stores and tourist places

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Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Drones, US to Send Missile Defense System

Ukraine says it shot down 13 drones launched by Russia Wednesday over the capital Kyiv.A city official in Kyiv, Serhii Popko, wrote on the social media service Telegram the attempt

Faces of Missing ‘Chibok Girls’ Sculpted in Nigerian Art Project

A new art project in Nigeria is centered on the still missing victims of a 2014 mass kidnapping in the town of Chibok, Borno state. Militants raided a government-run school for gir

Rural South Korean Schools Welcome Seoul Students

In the 1970s, more than 800 students filled the classrooms of Cheontae Elementary School in rural Hwasun County. The school is set among a group of small villages and rice farms in