VOA标准英语2012--Volunteers Step Up to Help in US After Isaac

Volunteers Step Up to Help in US After Isaac Hurricane Isaac caused serious flooding in rural communities outside New Orleans, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. Now, these Volunteers from AmeriCorps are helping coordinate the relief effort

VOA标准英语2012--Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher Education

Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher Education American dream on hold Ivette Roman is one of those people impacted by the presidential decree. Born in Peru, she's one of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by

VOA标准英语2012--New Indian Law Takes Aim at Curbing Child Abuse

New Indian Law Takes Aim at Curbing Child Abuse This woman - who asked not to be identified -- says her sisters husband started sexually abusing her when she was nine years old. She eventually told her parents, but they did nothing. She says going to

VOA标准英语2012--Media-Savvy Militants Lure Foreigners for 'Holy War' in Somalia

Media-Savvy Militants Lure Foreigners for 'Holy War' in Somalia With sophisticated graphics - and shot in high quality - this is a video produced by the media arm of al-Shabab called Inspire the Believers. The footage cuts to a man sitting on a beach

VOA标准英语2012--Obama, Romney Differ on Energy Policy

Obama, Romney Differ on Energy Policy President Obama has been a champion of expanding renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, which he says hold great promise. Mitt Romney is a proponent of raising production levels of America's own

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Latino Support Divided in US Presidential Election

Florida Latino Support Divided in US Presidential Election Most of the Cuban-Americans playing dominos in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood came to this country as political refugees to escape Fidel Castro's communist regime. As the largest Latino g

VOA标准英语2012--Independent Voter Shines in US Political Spotlight

Independent Voter Shines in US Political Spotlight One of those voters who has been thrust into the political spotlight and courted by Democrats and Republicans is Melanie McNamara, who owns a small furniture company in High Point, North Carolina. Sh

VOA标准英语2012--Iran Nuclear Program is Major Talking Point in US Election

Iran Nuclear Program is Major Talking Point in US Election Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, does not believe President Obama has done enough to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. I think from

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Seniors Split on Medicare Debate

Florida Seniors Split on Medicare Debate The Republican Party's 2008 presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, has been campaigning for Mitt Romney in southern Florida. He says new leadership is needed to reduce the more than one-trillion-dollar f

VOA标准英语2012--Low-Lying Areas of New York City Suffer Flooding

Low-Lying Areas of New York City Suffer Flooding Sounds of sump pumps fill the air in low-lying areas of New York City. Don, a water systems professional in Brooklyn, has been on the job, pumping out basements since before dawn. He says the worst flo

VOA标准英语2012--Burma's Ex-Political Prisoners Face Challenges

Burma's Ex-Political Prisoners Face Challenges In Burma's main city, progress edges forward slowly as economic development and political reform take shape. But while many foreign businesses have been quick to forget Burma's troubled past, many reside

VOA标准英语2012--New Report Outlines Strategy for HIV/AIDS

New Report Outlines Strategy for HIV/AIDS The AIDS advocacy group AVAC says 2013 will be a critical year for ending the epidemic. The group has released its annual report that calls for an ambitious pace of funding, implementation and research. The l

VOA标准英语2012--Can US Win its War on Drugs?

Can US Win its War on Drugs? Anthony Papa spent 12 years in prison for attempting to deliver 125 grams of cocaine, his first and only try. His profit would have been $500. Although he discovered his talent for art behind bars, others suffered. I was

VOA标准英语2012--Ugandan Children Perform to Raise Awareness for Orphans

Ugandan Children Perform to Raise Awareness for Orphans Their dances are joyful. Their voices raise awareness about the orphaned children in Uganda. With vibrant African music, the Watoto Childrens Choir guides audiences through their life-transformi

VOA标准英语2012--Report: Ecosystems More Stressed Than Ever

Report: Ecosystems More Stressed Than Ever When Super Storm Sandy ravaged the U.S. East Coast and inundated New York City in late October, many wondered if such extreme weather events might be linked to climate change, the gradual warming of the plan

VOA标准英语2012--Prayerful Nuns Produce Heavenly Cheese

Prayerful Nuns Produce Heavenly Cheese Every day, at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, the 13 resident nuns gather for prayer. Theirs is a simple Christian life of worship and meditation. The sister

VOA标准英语2012--University Plans To Demolish Ronald Reagan’s Chicago Apartment

University Plans To Demolish Ronald Reagans Chicago Apartment Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan spent much of his life in California, but residents in the Midwestern state of Illinois note proudly that he was born and raised there. He spent a brief

VOA标准英语2012--'The Impossible' Revisits Devastating 2004 Tsunami

'The Impossible' Revisits Devastating 2004 Tsunami Juan Antonio Bayona's cinematic rendition of the gargantuan wave crushing everything in its path is neither entertaining nor escapist. It's a reminder of that horrific moment in 2004, the day after C

VOA标准英语2012--Kremlin’s Syria Policy Hurts Russia’s Position in Arab World

Kremlins Syria Policy Hurts Russias Position in Arab World In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad is using Russian-made rockets, rifles and tanks to battle rebels. But in Moscow, Russian officials are trying to put daylight between the Kremlin and the A

VOA标准英语2012--Putin's Start Points to Authoritarian Rule Through 2018

Putin's Start Points to Authoritarian Rule Through 2018 In May, angry protests greeted Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin for a third term as president of Russia. On inauguration day, Putin's motorcade swept through eerily empty streets of Moscow