For example, a person was 20% more likely to feel happy if a friend living within 1.5 kilometers was also happy.

VOA: special.2009.01.21

It seemed as if a heavy body was thrown against the table with a force that pushed against his chest.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

Habeas corpus is a legal term for the right to have a judge decide if a person is being detained lawfully.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

If a lion does kill a herd animal, the Maasai receive money from a program that repays herders for losses.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Tradition says that if a groundhog sees its shadow, that means people can expect six more weeks of winter weather.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

But if a woman does miss a payment, the nineteen other women in each loan group help to repay the money.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

Failing to report an injury like this,can be dangerous if a patient,or a medical worker, has an infectious disease.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

If a drafted man could not do either thing, then he must join the army or be shot as a deserter.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Today,if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else, you might say she should get off her high horse.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

But if a Justice of the Peace can marry two people, it's clear that he can separate them.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Helen looked straight up at the sky as if a lost memory or thought of some kind was coming back to her.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

If a heart beats too slowly, the device will use electrical signals to help set a normal rate.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

But,if a customer then orders the chicken soup a server will simply answer, "Sorry,we're out of the soup."

VOA: special.2010.01.08