Jurors Get Firsthand Look at Justice System 陪审员眼中的美国司法体系 If you're an American citizen, one of your fundamental civic duties is to serve, when called, as a juror in a civil or
Mistrust Changes Internet User Behavior 信任缺失改变着网络用户的行为 A new survey indicates that American Internet users are becoming more concerned about whether they can trust online m
Kuwait Women Gain Vote 科威特妇女获得投票权 Since the end of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Kuwait has celebrated February 26 as its
Women Playing a Major Role in Afghan Elections as Candidates and Voters 妇女在阿富汗大选中起到举足轻重的作用 Rahima Jami is a high school principal from Herat province, running for p
Farmers Seek Emergency Disaster Aid 农民寻求紧急空难援助 Legislation introduced this week in the U.S. Congress would provide emergency relief to American farmers in the hurricane-ravaged Gul
Signs of Renewal Seen in New Orleans 新奥尔良显示出复兴的迹象 Less than half of New Orleans is still under water, but 80 percent of the city is damaged. The water goes down each day, drain
US Anti-War Mother Vows to Continue Protesting 美国反战母亲继续抗议 Since Cindy Sheehan began her protest in a ditch along the dusty road to the president's ranch, Mr. Bush has been careful
By 2050, We will Live in a More Populous, Urban World 到2050年,我们居住的城市将更加拥挤 Demographers say India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia and Bangladesh will account for clos
ACLU Says Subway Searches Unconstitutional 美国公民自由协会称地铁搜查有违宪法 Two weeks ago, police in New York stepped up their campaign against terrorism and began searching the bag
The Voting Rights Act's 40th Anniversary 美国投票权法案40周年纪念 The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. African-Americans, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., take to the streets in peacef
The Age Wave: America's Retiring Workforce 美国退休人员年龄波动 It’s being called the “age wave”, and it’s causing concern in both federal and corporate circles. Rudolph Penner of Wa
Environmental Refugees Could Top 50 Million by 2010 到2010年环境移民可能高达五千万 By 2010 the world may need to cope with as many as 50 million people who have fled their homeland - not
Workers Use Vacation Time to Explore New Careers 美国人利用假期体验新职业 Doing the same thing day after day can make even successful professionals unhappy, prompting dreams of doing somet
Chinese-American Couple Mixes Chinese Food with Mississippi Delta Delicacies 华裔夫妇将中国美食融入密西西比佳肴 In the Mississippi Delta, in the southern United States, talk of food c
Quality of Life in Iraq Still Poor 伊拉克贫困依旧 Virginia-based Dr. Ali Al-Attar left his native Iraq at the onset of Iran-Iraq war. At that time, he says, most Iraqis lived a middle-class lif
Iranian Streets Are Full of Children Working Illegally 伊朗街区充斥非法童工 Ali walks the streets of Tehran daily. At 9-years-old he already has a job selling razors . The three to four doll
World Refugee Day Focuses on Courage of Refugees 世界难民日:难民勇气不可缺 The United Nations refugee agency says more and more countries are shutting their doors to people in need of as
Iraqi Bloggers Revel in Free Speech 伊拉克博客在网络中畅所欲言 There are new voices in Iraq, bursting with opinions that once were only whispered in private. These voices of private citiz
Breaking the Code for Better Parent-Teen Communication 父母与青少年沟通解码 Hilary Frankel and her friend, Lara Fox, spent a year trying to discover the keys to understanding between their p
Immigrants in the US Send Money Home in Record Numbers 美国移民汇钱回家创新高 Pedro Amaya came to Virginia from El Salvador eight years ago. Like thousands of Hispanics in the U.S., Pedro a