Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 26 April 2010 This Harper's Weekly illustration, published shortly after the flood, was no exaggeration of the churning, watery wall of death that befell Johnstown. One of the most famous small towns in America is Johns...

Ruth Reader | Washington 25 April 2010 A week-long Earth Day celebration has ended in Washington, D.C. The Earth Day Network hosted performances and information sessions to show people how to conserve natural resources and keep their communities clea...

Carol Pearson | Washington 25 April 2010 A new report by an industry analyst says global sugar consumption will reach 176 million tons by 2015. That's about 20 percent more than the estimated sugar consumption for 2010. Given the link between sugar a...

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today's word, pan , takes us back to the days of the gold rush in California. On January twenty-fourth, eighteen forty-eight, a man named James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the terri...

24 April 2010 BOB DOUGHTY: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. Today Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell about reporter Id...

Selah Hennessy | London 23 April 2010 Britain's nuclear deterrent and its role in the European Union were the focus of a televised debate between the country's three main party leaders Thursday. Britain is gearing up for an election on May 6 and poli...

22 April 2010 DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we have music from the new album by Sade. And we read some of your comments. But first, we have a report on the business...

Dan Robinson | White House 22 April 2010 President Obama also directed attention to an ongoing and enormously sensitive issue for Americans - multi-million dollar salaries, bonuses and other compensation paid to industry executives. US President Bara...

21 April 2010 Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen eighty, President Rutherford Hayes completed four successful years in the White House. He did not want to serve another term. Hayes was a Republican....

Faiza Elmasry | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 21 April 2010 Children worldwide designed 'pledge patches,' depicting how they promise to work on environmental stewardship. The world's children are joining the fight against climate change. And they're...