09:25 December 28, 2023
This year, social media services gained a lot of attention for their growth methods and for their influence. The Associated Press recently looked bac…
05:03 December 28, 2023
Official population data show more men live in the western United States, while more women live in the East and South. The data was collected by the …
04:06 December 27, 2023
Bahara Rustam is 13 years old. She took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 11 knowing it was the end of her educa…
02:50 December 27, 2023
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 becaus…
06:34 December 27, 2023
The Endangered Species Act had widespread support when President Richard Nixon signed it into law late in 1973. In the 50 years since, the effects of…
06:18 December 27, 2023
The past year marked the rise of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools. But here is a look back at some of the other noteworthy techno…
09:57 December 26, 2023
In the third full school year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, students continued to feel the effects of school closures. Some leading experts and …
05:51 December 26, 2023
California officials recently approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking wa…
04:59 December 26, 2023
China has proposed new rules for online gaming that aim to restrict purchases and limit compulsive playing behaviors. The guidelines were recently is…
04:51 December 26, 2023
At the beginning of 2023, Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on professional golf, and sports in general, was a concern for players and their fans. Twe…
05:31 December 25, 2023
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 …
06:03 December 25, 2023
The disease dengue is spreading across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980. Experts are warning that rising…
06:15 December 25, 2023
The Rohingya girl from Myanmar wanted to do anything she could to provide some money for her parents and three younger siblings. They needed food. Th…
06:24 December 24, 2023
NASA has discovered new evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus holds material that is important to the early development of life. The American space a…
04:28 December 24, 2023
A new study adds to evidence that obesity is becoming more common in young children in America. The study appeared in the medical publication Pediatr…
07:29 December 24, 2023
Mental health expert Oleh Hukovskyi recently stood in a temporary classroom in eastern Ukraine speaking to a group of soldiers. They were attending a…
05:44 December 23, 2023
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 …
07:48 December 22, 2023
From VOA Learning English, I'm Caty Weaver. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith present a special program on Christmas traditions in the United S…
03:59 December 22, 2023
A South African company will make vaginal devices that protect against HIV. Medical experts say that should at some point make them less costly and m…
04:42 December 21, 2023
A large Swedish study has found an unexpected finding about people diagnosed with extreme fear of serious illness. It found they are more likely to d…
05:14 December 21, 2023
Thailand is looking for investment to build a “land bridge” across the narrow southern part of the country. The Southeast Asian nation hopes to provi…
06:06 December 21, 2023
The European Union has reached an agreement that sets new rules for controlling migration. The deal, announced Wednesday, will become part of an EU a…
02:25 December 20, 2023
The U.S. space agency says an orange cat named Taters is the star of the first video sent by laser from deep space. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft sent the…
06:57 December 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) became a popular subject in 2023. Still, the technology has a long way to go to meet people’s futuristic expectations of…
05:42 December 20, 2023
A United Nations report finds that Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s top opium producer. The change came after Myanmar expanded its op…
04:35 December 20, 2023
The United States has agreed to trade and investment deals worth $14.2 billion with African nations over the past year. The agreements are part of U.…
06:13 December 19, 2023
Public schools in the United States are increasingly employing online mental health services, or teletherapy, for students. At least 16 of the 20 lar…
05:37 December 19, 2023
The White House announced an executive order last August targeting U.S. investment in advanced Chinese chipmaking and other technology industries. Th…
07:01 December 19, 2023
Pope Francis officially approved letting Catholic clergy bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday. The move is a complete change in churc…
05:49 December 19, 2023
The recent attacks on ships in and near the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have affected some of the world’s top shipping and oil companies. The th…
05:20 December 18, 2023
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 a…
07:45 December 18, 2023
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its most recent e…
04:53 December 18, 2023
In Ukraine, a man who goes by his military name Karabas is training to fight against the Russian army. But Karabas is not from Ukraine. He is from Ru…
05:52 December 18, 2023
Well-known Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai went on trial Monday on charges related to the territory’s national security law. The 76-year-o…
04:15 December 17, 2023
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 emp…
08:40 December 17, 2023
United Nations delegates from nearly 200 countries recently held a climate meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The delegates agreed that the worl…
06:10 December 17, 2023
American researchers have combined lab-grown human brain tissue with computer hardware to create a working biocomputer. The scientists say brain cell…
04:28 December 17, 2023
Children in the Indonesian city of Bogor are cleaning up a local lake on their own. The young people take small boats, called kayaks, out on the wate…
06:59 December 16, 2023
The presidents of three well-known American universities recently spoke to members of the U.S. Congress about antisemitism on college campuses. Antis…
07:03 December 15, 2023
The Juma are native people of the Amazon rain forest area in Brazil. In the 1990s, there were only four people remaining in the tribe. They were Aruk…
04:03 December 15, 2023
Google, the most popular internet search engine, releases its “Year in Search 2023” this week. Around the world, Google says the “war in Israel and G…
03:56 December 14, 2023
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 …
06:49 December 14, 2023
Do you still leave home with money in your pocket? Now that many stores have gone “cashless” and most people do not have money in their pocket, those…
05:40 December 14, 2023
An endangered bird in Indonesia could face new threats from development linked to the country’s new capital city. The bird is the maleo, a tall anima…
04:07 December 13, 2023
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, …
06:22 December 13, 2023
Nearly 200 countries agreed on Wednesday to move away from using planet-warming fossil fuels. The deal came after two weeks of intense negotiations a…
06:21 December 13, 2023
An American jury has found that Google’s app store operates as an illegal monopoly. The decision came in a lawsuit brought by video game company Epic…
05:18 December 13, 2023
In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or riding long distances to their jobs …
06:21 December 12, 2023
Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic. That information comes from results of the lat…
03:43 December 12, 2023
Brazilian officials say bird flu has killed nearly 1,000 seals and sea lions in the country’s south. As of December 11, the southern state of Rio Gra…