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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Increasingly, the VA and other organizations are recognizing that women leaving military service have unique needs which aren't being met. Here's one telling statistic. Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely than civi
LONDON Kurdish commanders in northern Syria said this week Russia is building a military base there, and will help train its fighters. Moscow disputed the claims, but analysts say it is a sign of the Kurds growing role in the region. Across the borde
1. A top South Carolina Republican leader is calling on Governor Mark Sanford to resign. The governor returned Wednesday from an international trip to see his mistress in Argentina. The affair has been going on for a year. 2. Farrah Fawcett has died
In the Rose Garden, President Obama told the nation there's no excuse for the bumpy rollout of the key element of the health care law. He declared confidence that the administration can fix the problem. I want the checkout lines to be smooth. So I wa
Battling Ebola with Data The World Health Organization recently called for 900 more epidemiologists to join the battle against Ebola in West Africa. Thats triple the current number. Epidemiologists study the patterns of disease outbreaks to determine
Hundreds of bushfire victims have spent the night stranded in evacuation centres in Tasmania. The Tasman Peninsula is still blocked and authorities say it's not safe for residents to return to their houses. Around 100 people are missing and it's fear
模仿文本: It's 1968 and the Vietnam War is at its height. American soldiers are battling to defend the South Vietnamese city of Hue. With them is a young photographer Don McCullin. And it's there among the blood and the carnage that he would ta
中文如今在世界各国都成为人们争相学习的外语.据法国新闻社报道,在葡萄牙的一个工业小镇,汉语普通话成为了8到9岁孩子们的必修课. 葡萄牙鞋匠也学中文,有必要吗? AFP: Five hundred years after
1.Firefighters in California are trying to hold on to the gains they made battling wildfires that have ravaged the southern part of the state. Officials say they are cautiously optimistic about making progress. More than 4,000 people remain in shelte
This is AP news minute. 1. A top official at UCLA says he is disturbed that doors couldn't be locked when students were trying to take shelter during an on-campus shooting. The shooter and a mechanical engineering professor were found dead on Wednesd
This is AP News Minute. 1. Authorities in Indonesia say they arent sure any survived a plane crash in a remote mountainous area. 54 people were on board the plane that crashed in the eastern part of the country. 2. Calmer weather is helping firefight
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Strokes are a major cause of death and disability. A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There are two kinds. An ischemic stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked. A hemorrh
AS IT IS 2016-06-18 Iraqi Forces Battling IS Reach Fallujah Center Iraqi Special Forces soldiers recaptured a Fallujah city building from Islamic State (IS) fighters Friday. The Iraqi gain came after a battle to reach the city center that lasted near
By Paul Sisco Washington 13 December 2007 It has long been known that when days become shorter many individuals experience a form of depression called Season Affective Disorder, or SAD. In this Searching for Solutions report, Paul Sisco reports on on
By Amy Katz Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Firefighting report Wildfires are again burning in the Western U.S. state of California. There is concern that the high temperatures and high winds wi
1. Nuclear regulators have raised the severity level of the crippled nuclear power plant after assessing radiation leaks from the facility. The Level 7 designation is on par with the Chernobyl disaster. Japanese officials say any health effects cause
1. Hurricane Earl is getting closer. Residents in North Carolina have been doing last-minute preparations and getting out. The Category 3 storm with 125-mile-per-hour winds is expected to pass close to the Outer Banks overnight on its way to New Engl
The firefight continues in southern California where crews are now battling three different blazes. One fire doubled in size has now burnt over 10,000 acres. Crews are getting the upper handle on the blaze... when evacuation order has been partially
模仿文本: This is the second straight drop in quarterly operating profits for Samsung. The current forecast is down around 4% on last year's figures and the previous quarter also showed a drop of around 6%. It's a sharp change from the record p
TO GET an idea of where the worlds pharmaceutical industry is heading, a leafy complex tucked off a hectic road in Mumbai provides a clue. In one part of the building, Abbott, an American firm, is developing generic drugsa privilege it won when it bo