He was influenced at the age of nine by a painting in his school of the highest mountains on the seven continents.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

Several thousand steelworkers went on strike at a factory owned by the Carnegie Steel Company in Homestead,Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

Twenty-nine died on April 5 in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, operated by the Massey Energy Company.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

The winners will be chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy, a group of nearly at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi on March 10.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

President Obama looked out at the congregation at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, founded in 1866 by former slaves, and remarked on the lessons of history.

VOA: standard.2010.01.17

By living at home, they will spend $4,500 a year in tuition,on average.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Haitian police officers that remain on the streets have been overwhelmed by the lawlessness surrounding them, at times resorting to shooting in the air to try to restrain the populace.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18