American writer John Grogan discovered this after he and his wife adopted a Labrador retriever they named Marley.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

He was influenced to do this after studying music in France.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

After a few minutes of this, she went to her place at the table and began to eat with her fingers.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

President Obama returned to the United States this week after his first visit to Europe since taking office in January.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

This means that the release of sugar into the bloodstream is slower after eating brown rice compared to white rice.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

This week in our series, Frank Oliver and Larry West tell what happened after South Carolina left the Union.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

This week in our series, Harry Monroe and Kay Gallant tell what happened after President Garfield was shot.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

This much is true: The organizers named the event after Woodstock,New York, a town known for the arts.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

"We're not there to fix them. So will they get into trouble after they've done this program?

VOA: special.2010.06.03

This is because most fraternities and sororities are named after a series of Greek letters, such as Alpha Delta Pi or Sigma Phi.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

World trade is expected to drop eleven percent this year, after expanding by three percent last year.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

This week a business research group reported a drop in consumer confidence after three months of gains.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

This lets them accept temporary employment in their area of study for twelve months after graduation.

VOA: special.2009.07.02