VOA NEWS/Katherine Gypson CAPITOL HILL — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have blasted Democrats for going easy on immigration enforcement — allegations that only intensified throughout the contentious 35-day government shutdown earlier this year triggered by a dispute over Trump’s demand for billions of dollars in funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Immigration and border […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Steve Herman ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to Hanoi for his second summit with Kim Jong Un amid hopes for a deal that would lead to the North Korean leader to give up his nuclear weapons. «I think we’ll have a very tremendous summit. We want denuclearization, and I […]readmore
Por Sara Sidner (CNN) — La fiscalía estatal del condado de Cook ha emitido una acusación de 10 cargos de abuso sexual agravado. contra el músico R. Kelly, según confirmó la fiscal Kim Foxx. Un jurado investigador fue convocado en el condado de Cook, Illinois, a principios de este mes en relación con las nuevas acusaciones contra […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — The father of an American-born woman who defected to the Islamic State terrorist group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration because he wants his daughter to be allowed to return to the United States. The Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America (CLCMA) filed the complaint on behalf of […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Katherine Gypson CAPITOL HILL — Momentum is growing for congressional Democrats to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, in order to shift billions of dollars from defense to construction of a southern border wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California encouraged her caucus to support a resolution […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Rob Garver WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision last week to declare a national emergency related to the security of the Southwest border has created confusion and concern on military bases across the country, which could be facing unexpected cuts in funding for major construction projects and drug interdiction programs. In all, the White House […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Khanh An WASHINGTON — At Hanoi’s Tuan Duong Hair Salon, it’s all about the haircut homage. As Vietnam’s capital city prepares to host the second summit between North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, salon owner Tuan Duong is offering free haircuts to customers eager to sport the distinctive hairstyle of […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Mike O’Sullivan LOS ANGELES — California is earthquake country, and residents of Los Angeles can now get some critical warning, when conditions are right, after a quake has started and seismic waves are heading their way. The long-delayed system, called ShakeAlertLA, is the first of its kind in the United States. Earthquake alert systems like […]readmore
VOA NEWS/REUTERS ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — At home in the United States, Kerrie Springer takes pride in being environmentally conscious. So when she booked a week’s getaway at the Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort in Aruba, she choose the «green stay» option, agreeing to reuse her sheets and towels rather than have them changed […]readmore
VOA News/Joyce Huang The Year of the Pig is getting off to a rough start in China as the world’s largest consumer of pork and home to half the world’s pigs struggles to contain the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) virus. Recent incidents, where traces of the virus were found in samples of […]readmore