It was produced by Caty Weaver. Please join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

This week we play music by blues great Koko Taylor, who died last week at the age of eighty.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

This week: We play music by Somali-born hip-hop artist K'naan, And answer a listener question about the nation's capital,Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

This week on our program: We play new music by young movie star Scarlett Johansson and guitarist Pete Yorn .

VOA: special.2009.10.09

That will be our subject next week. And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

On a separate issue, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week criticized international efforts by Islamic countries to ban anti-religious speech.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

I'm Mario Ritter. This week on our show, we play music from new albums by Kelly Rowland and Colbie Caillat.

VOA: special.2011.07.29

They announced their new album only a week before it went on sale to avoid the usual publicity created by critics.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

An aircraft carrier and more helicopters arrived Friday, and a hospital ship is expected by the end of next week.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

Women who said they were physically active even once a week showed less cognitive impairment as measured by a test.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

Just this week, an investigation found that the State Department overpaid the company by tens of millions of dollars.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

This week on our program, we play music by some hall of famers, including artists who will be performing at those concerts.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

There was some good news this week, including better-than-expected reports on spending by Americans in January and February.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

It was produced by Lawan Davis. Listen again next week for another American story in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.05.16