This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Joe Biden has announced a half dozen executive actions aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the United States that he called an epidemic and an international embar...
Authorities said Wednesday golfer Tiger Woods was speeding when he crashed an SUV in southern California less than two months ago, leaving the superstar seriously injured. AP's Ed Donahue reports. The speed limit of the scene of the crash outside Los...
This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Joe Biden touted his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, hoping to summon public support to push past the Republicans lining up against the massive effort. AP's Ben Thomas repo...
Tensions appear to have been eased between Jordan's King Abdullah II and his half brother, Prince Hamzah, days after the prince was accused of involvement in an attempt to destabilize the kingdom. The assessment came after a meeting Monday between Ab...
This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has been moved to a sick ward after complaining of a cough and a temperature. That's according to the Izvestia newspaper on Monday. Earlier Monday, Navalny said in...
This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton. Jordan's foreign minister says authorities have foiled an alleged plot by the former crown prince to undermine the government. Ayman Safadi told reporters that Prince Hamza, the younger half-brother o...
Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the U.S. government.This year's International Women of Courage Awards were presented to 21 women, seven of whom were killed in targeted attacks in Afghanistan.Speaking at the Department of State awards cerem...
Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the U.S. government.A new UN report on human rights conditions in Iran paints a bleak and disturbing picture. UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rehman expressed concern ov...
Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government.The Administration of President Joe Biden strongly believes that it is critical for the world to unite and defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. But as new variants of the disease emerge...
Mexico has revised its coronavirus death toll figures, increasing the tally by 60 percent. That makes it one of the top three nations in the world with the highest death toll. The new statistics are staggering as the Mexican population of 126 million...
This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton. Nine out of 10 adults in the United States will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine three weeks from now. Those are the words of President Joe Biden, talking Monday during remarks that also containe...
Final election results show Israel in political deadlock once again, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents falling short of a governing majority. The election commission says, with 100 percent of the votes counted, that Netanyahu's...
This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Joe Biden held his first news conference of his administration Thursday and pushed back against suggestions his administration is responsible for a surge of immigrants at the border. AP...
This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the immigration challenge at the U.S. southern border. AP's Sagar Meghani reports. It's simila...
Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government.It is grotesque abuse: a government seizing foreign nationals and imprisoning them -- separating them from their families, often without legal redress -- to gain leverage over an...
