VOA — THE WHITE HOUSE — Preparations take months. No detail is overlooked, for this is perhaps the most evolved form of diplomacy: the state dinner. As first lady Jill Biden prepared... Read more »

VOA — AUSTIN, TEXAS — Chinese migrants coming across the southern U.S. border say they made the treacherous journey to flee China’s authoritarian rule, to seek the American dream or escape growing... Read more »

VOA — SAN FRANCISCO — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so they began rolling out outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their company... Read more »

BBC — Nearly one in six adolescents have experienced cyberbullying, an international study has found. More school-aged children have reported being cyberbullied than before the pandemic, according to the report by the... Read more »

BBC — After record rainfall, California is poised for a wildflower “superbloom” in the next month. Conservation specialists weigh in on the phenomenon and how travellers can best catch it – without... Read more »

VOA — DALLAS, TEXAS — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the... Read more »

BBC — From bats and carnivorous plants to crocodiles and birds, nature is full of remarkable pairings that depend on each other to survive. A green-brown spongy sludge congregates en masse across... Read more »

VOA — When Chicago-based dressmaker and designer Kristin Mariani commutes to work, she notices a change in how people dress for the office post-pandemic. “People are dressing more comfortably,” says Mariani, an... Read more »

VOA — When a US chemist suggested adding salt to tea, a storm brewed online. But why does tea, and the right way to make it, strike such a nerve for so... Read more »