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VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about two women who helped change the world of sports, golfer Betty Jameson and basketball coach Kay Yow. Both women were founder
Drive through Aiken, South Carolina, and you can't miss the 19th century parkways shaded by 100-year-old oaks. But not all residents realize the city's treasure. Bob McCartney knows, he co-owned woodlanders - a nursery specializing in rare and unusua
South Carolinas coast looked serene on Wednesday but the picture may be quite different on Friday morning. Hurricane Florence is expected to be a long-duration high-impact event for much of South Carolina, including areas well inland from the coast.
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U.S. President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the n
A coroner in South Carolina is warning Americans, particularly young people in school about the dangers of consuming too much caffeine. The drug has been blamed for the death of an otherwise healthy high school student, a 16-year-old who experienced
By Jim Malone Washington 22 January 2008 Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdraw
Former U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, a conservative icon and opponent of U.S. foreign aid, died Friday at the age of 86. A spokesman says the former lawmaker died of natural causes in his home state of North Carolina. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washi
By Katherine Cole Washington 12 May 2006 Attention live music lovers: Festival season is now underway, in cities both large and small. For example, until mid-September, the region between New York and
This is AP News Minute. One insurance company estimated the damage from hurricane Michael at 8 billion dollars. Rescue crews in the Florida panhandle are still searching for people trapped in debris and damaged homes. The storm knocked out power to m
ANNOUNCER: Biltmore Estate Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. This week, Rich Kleinfeldt and Shirley Griffith are your guides as we take you to the Biltmore Estate. This huge home was built more than a century ago near the mountains
By Jim Malone Washington 10 January 2008 Senator Barack Obama picked up a potentially important endorsement Thursday in his campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the U.S.
African Americans Vote in Key Battleground State Early voting is underway in North Carolina and, for African American voters like Walter Gilmore, there's a sense of urgency. I am just worried in general for jobs. So many people in North Carolina are
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A billboard along an interstate in North Carolina reads, real men provide. Real women appreciate it. Those behind the message remain anonymous. And, needless to say, not everyone appreciates the sentiment. Bethany Chafin of member
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's return home to this divided country. Mark Meadows has a reputation as sort of a right-wing rebel. He is chair of the Freedom Caucus in Congress. He and three dozen or so House conservatives helped kill the Republican hea
For the third time in a week, President Barack Obama is campaigning for his jobs plan in a state that could be crucial to his re-election effort. Meanwhile, a new poll shows that more than half of Americans do not think the plan will help reduce unem
By David Byrd San Antonio, Texas 04 April 2008 The men's U.S. college basketball tournament is down to four teams: North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) and Kansas. Action gets under way Saturday at 2200 UTC in the s
By Cindy Saine Washington 07 May 2008 Democratic Party frontrunner Senator Barack Obama scored a decisive win in North Carolina's primary election Tuesday, while his rival Senator Hillary Clinton eked out a slim, two-percentage point victory in India
By Cindy Saine Washington 06 May 2008 Voters are going to the polls in key Democratic primaries in North Carolina and Indiana Tuesday to cast their ballots for Senator Hillary Clinton or Senator Barack Obama. As the polls opened, there were signs of
By Chris Simkins Washington 10 November 2009 The Memorial opened in 2004 and is located on the national mall, honors the service and sacrifice of the 16 million Americans who served, fought and died November 11 is Veteran's Day, a day when veterans