Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to California.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

The discovery of the largest oil and gas field in North America led to the Alaska Pipeline.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

It is The Windy City. Chicago sits next to Lake Michigan, one of North America's Great Lakes.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

This huge bird used to live along the West Coast of North America.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Florida's neighbor to the north grows some of the sweetest fruit in America.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I think Afghanistan is still winnable, in the sense of our ability to ensure that it is not a launching pad for attacks against North America.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Worries about an anticipated resurgence of swine flu in North America later this year is expected to be an urgent topic at the summit.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

"I think on balance it will be positive in the sense that it is stimulating a recognition beyond the shores of North America, that this needs to be dealt with better."

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Clinton says the State Department's science envoys program is sending some of America's brightest scientists to North Africa, the Middle East, South and South-East Asia to fulfill President Obama's mandate to foster scientific and technological cooperation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03