VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – The U.S. surgeon general has a message for Americans inclined to wear a mask to ward off the deadly coronavirus — don’t. «Their risk as American citizens remains low,» Surgeon General Jerome Adams told the «Fox & Friends» show on Monday. «There are things that people can do to […]readmore
VOA News By Lisa Schlein GENEVA – The World Health Organization is urging countries affected by the coronavirus to enact containment measures as the best way to slow down the spread of this deadly disease. While most of the nearly 89,000 cases of coronavirus are reported from China, WHO said Monday the virus appears to be […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – As the reported number of coronavirus cases and fatalities on Monday increased in the United States, President Donald Trump said there is no immediate need to declare a national emergency. «I don’t think you’ll need that, because I really think we’re in extremely good shape,» the president said. […]readmore
VOA News By Nike Ching The Trump administration is limiting the number of Chinese state media personnel allowed to work in the United States, citing Beijing’s «long-standing intimidation and harassment of journalists.» U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a cap on People’s Republic of China (PRC) citizens from five Chinese state-owned outlets — […]readmore
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. climbed to six Monday and the disease spread to ever more countries and world capitals, even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in six weeks. A shift in the crisis appeared to be taking shape, as hundreds of […]readmore
VOA News By Matt Haines NEW ORLEANS, LA. – If polling data holds true, Senator Bernie Sanders could score big wins on Super Tuesday in many of the 14 states up for grabs, including California and Texas, America’s most populous and delegate-rich states. The front-running self-described democratic socialist Sanders has polled well in all Super Tuesday […]readmore
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Monday, with plans to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden. Her decision came a day before Super Tuesday, when voters head to the polls in 14 states. Klobuchar, from the Midwestern state of Minnesota, positioned herself as […]readmore
VOA News By Chris Hannas The competition for the Democratic presidential nomination expands significantly Tuesday with voters in 14 states casting their ballots in support of the candidate they want to oppose President Donald Trump in the November national election. About one-third of the delegates that will be awarded during the state-by-state voting process are up […]readmore
By Reuters Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week, a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November. More than a third of delegates will be doled out in Tuesday’s nominating contests, compared with less than 5% awarded […]readmore
VOA NEWS A gunman in the U.S. city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killed five people before killing himself Wednesday at a Molson Coors brewery. Police identified the shooter as a 51-year-old man but have withheld his name and the names of his victims until their families are notified. “There were five individuals who went to work […]readmore