She looked strange when she was a child, but she grew up to be a beautiful woman.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

"She thought a Latina woman, someone with her background, would be a better judge than a guy like me, a white guy from South Carolina,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

That's the whole thing about being a kook,I mean, being willing to be a beginner, make a fool out of oneself once in a while."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Aid groups say 23 million people face starvation in East Africa because of a relentless drought some scientists say may be a result of climate change.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"It feel like I'm in a zoo. It's sad because I think it's a beautiful sculpture, and it would be a lot better to see it without the fence in front,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

The study identified factors that seem to increase or decrease the risk that a child will be a bully.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

He said the election of a citizen to the office of president should not be a reason for dissolving the Union.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

It wasn't something a young wife should see, especially a young wife who would soon be a mother herself.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

In many areas of fast-flowing water, a boat could be turned over by a wave as high as a house.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

The first shooting incident by a person who could be considered a professional gunman took place in Texas in eighteen fifty-four.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

Do you like it or would you prefer something shorter? A shorter name would be more convenient on a sign.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

But for people who have a difficult time controlling their movements, this little navigational issue can be a really big problem.

VOA: special.2011.04.18

A spokeswoman for the Green Roadway Project says it would be a sign of hope for young people.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

She was very intelligent. At a very early age she decided she wanted to be a writer someday.

VOA: special.2010.03.14