2019-04-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

American Richard Bean, Sr., died with a secret. He was a war hero, but nobody knew about it for years.Bean and four other Alaska Natives were recently honored in their home state f

2019-04-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Last weekend, the Islamist group Hamas marked the one year anniversary of violent, weekly protests in the Gaza Strip. The unrest has failed to end Israel's blockade of the territo

2019-04-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Last year, top-ranked Geir Helgemo received a one-year suspension from his sport: bridge, a kind of card game for four players in two teams.Helgemo tested positive for banned subst

2019-04-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Every year in the month of March, one of the world's greatest wildlife migrations stops in central Nebraska.For a short time, sandhill cranes fill the state's wide, flat fields.

2019-03-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Every year, hundreds of pregnant Russian women travel to the United States to give birth.The reason: The U.S. Constitution gives citizenship to any person born on American soil.The

2019-03-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today's Ask a Teacher is all about the word "all," thanks to a question from our reader Ibrahim O.He asks:Question: What is the proper use of is and are? If I say, "All is empty"

2019-03-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Imagine you are looking at an American newspaper or news website. You read a few stories, and see terms such as health care, football game or bank policy.
These terms might all s

2019-03-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Some new companies that focus on plant protein are starting to do business in Hong Kong. They aim to enter the mainland's successful multi-billion-dollar food market. Impossible F

2019-03-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Goldman Sachs Group recently eased its rules for what employees wear to work. Then, the company asked them for ideas on what they should wear to work now.Goldman Sachs employee

2019-03-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Jorge Altieri touches a helmet with old bloodstains on it. The device saved his life in 1982, when Britain and Argentina fought a war over the Falkland Islands.The helmet, recently

2019-03-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Wild horses running across open land – is a classic image of the old American west. But, many people might be surprised to learn that wild horses still populate the area. In

2019-03-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hi, everyone!I hope you like prepositions because I am going to talk about them again today.The question today comes from our reader Francesca in Rome, Italy. Here it is:Question:H

2019-03-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Have you ever gotten invited to a wedding? If so, who got married -- or will get married? Where was the wedding and did you have fun? I went to two weddings last year – one i

2019-03-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

For years the Italian city of Venice has been struggling with a few concerns.Piazza San Marco, also known as Saint Mark's Square, is often flooded. Venice's waterways require rep

2019-03-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has won the 2019 Templeton Prize, worth $1.4 million. He is being recognized for combining science and spirituality in his work.G

2019-03-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Joshua Clark is happy as he sits down to read a book to his son, Mason. But Clark remembers not always being happy about reading."I remember my mom almost forcing me to read books

2019-03-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Kenya's first and only ice hockey team is helping to increase interest in the sport for a new generation of players.The Kenya Ice Lions train at least three times a week at the Pa

2019-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Welcome back, everyone!Last week, I answered a question from a reader about the prepositions on and onto. The other part of the question was about two more prepositions: in and int

2019-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

It's springtime in Washington, D.C. and I'm so excited! There are a lot of places to enjoy nature, like the National Arboretum and Rock Creek Park.Some spring days here are rainy

2019-03-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today.Many people know of Pablo Picasso, the Spanish artist who created some of the 20th century's most famous paintings. But few, until recently, have he

2019-03-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today.Arne Murke is crediting his blue jeans with saving his life.The 30-year-old German man was thrown off a sailboat in rough seas near New Zealand.Murke

2019-03-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Baseh Hammo was 38 years old when she was captured and enslaved by men fighting for the Islamic State group. She was raped and abused. She was sold 17 times among members of the gr

2019-03-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Documenta is one of the most respected art events in the world. The art program is held every five years in Kassel, Germany.Recently, organizers chose a group of Indonesian artists

2019-03-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Until recently, only highly educated individuals could understand the policy statements of the United States Federal Reserve Board.The Fed's policy statements grew longer and the

2019-03-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Welcome back to Ask a Teacher! Many English prepositions can be close in meaning. So, sometimes knowing which to choose is hard. But, today's program can help. Here is the questio