VOA News/Steve Baragona When kidnappers assaulted a woman on a Guatemala City street and ripped her infant daughter from her arms, DNA testing came to the rescue. A positive match helped reunite mother and child after the baby turned up abandoned at a church with no identification. In addition to identifying kidnap victims, DNA tests […]readmore
VOA News/Marissa Melton «I know quite a few people that, if the World Cup wasn’t in Russia, would have gone this year,» said Joe White, co-founder of Three Lions Pride, an LGBT group cheering for England’s team at the World Cup. He and his co-founder, Di Cunningham, have been in Russia for the competition, showing […]readmore
VOA NEWS South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington, who ousted incumbent U.S. Representative Mark Sanford in a primary this month, was seriously injured in a car crash that killed the driver of a second vehicle, her campaign said Saturday. South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington was injured Saturday in a car accident. Arrington, […]readmore
VOA News/Anna Matteo In the United States on the third Sunday of June we celebrate Father’s Day! So, today we celebrate fathers with some expressions that use the word “father” and “dad.” Let’s begin with a great father idiom! Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan. An orphan is a child whose parents […]readmore
VOA News Growing up, Timothy “Twix” Ward, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona, thought he was “normal.” But his family recognized there was something “special” about him. “It wasn’t until I got older that I knew who I was, that I was different from everyone else,” he said. Ward identifies not […]readmore
VOA News U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has spent more time in space than any other American, retired Friday. During her career, Whitson logged 665 days in space over three missions, the equivalent of about one year and 10 months outside the Earth’s atmosphere. Whitson was also the first woman to command the International Space […]readmore
VOA News/Agencies WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The United States’ allies in the G-7 vowed Thursday to push back against Washington’s decision to impose tariffs on their steel and aluminum exports, saying as they gathered for a meeting that the move threatens global growth. The escalating trade conflict between the United States and many key allies will […]readmore
VOA News/Michelle Quinn MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA — Outside Facebook’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday, a lone protester paced on the sidewalk, carrying a U.S. flag and a sign that read «Zuckerberg destroys shareholder value.» Above, a small plane pulled a banner that read «You Broke Democracy.» Inside, Facebook shareholders offered both praise and criticism of the company’s […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Schwartz The U.N. Security Council is giving South Sudan one month to stop fighting and sign a peace deal or face an arms embargo and sanctions. The council passed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Thursday with the minimum nine votes needed for approval. Six members abstained. The resolution calls on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to report […]readmore
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 to be held Sunday, July 22, 2018 as part of a multi-year agreement with NHMS. LOUDON, N.H. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, home of “The Wonder of it All” and New Hampshire Motor Speedway have teamed up to bring a little extra wonder to “The Magic Mile” in Loudon, N.H. The two New […]readmore