He is the first person to be tried on piracy charges in the United States in more than one hundred years.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

This is the day when many people will be going out on a date with someone special in their lives.

VOA: special.2011.02.09

They say the drug should be tested on thousands more people, including those in different risk, age and ethnic groups.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

The exploration vehicle will be able to measure methane even at very low levels in many places on the surface.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

Buchanan told him that slavery in the territory must be decided on the votes of the people of the territory.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

You could be placed in medical isolation if someone you traveled with on a plane is suspected of having swine flu.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

Now,Paul Wyatt says a drug based on the research could be ready for testing in humans within eighteen months.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

In this way, the case could be settled without deciding on the power of Congress to act on slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will be shown in normal theaters as well as on the huge screens of IMAX theaters.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

In schools, the punishment for cheating could be a failing grade on the paper or in the course.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

It declared that slaves would be free anywhere that was still in rebellion on January first, eighteen sixty-three.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

The scientists say they hope their flowerpot will be on the market in a year or two.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

"We know that we want kids to be learning hands-on and make discoveries in their own backyard.

VOA: special.2011.07.11

But the president says he will not let health reform be paid for in his words -- "on the backs of middle-class families."

VOA: special.2009.07.25