VOA News By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON – For the past 18 years, there is one question that has rarely strayed for long from the minds of a majority of people living in the United States: Are we safe? It is a question that was etched into the American psyche following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, […]readmore
VOA News By Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the U.S. is missing out economically because «Boneheads» at the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates at his insistence. The Fed is meeting next week and is expected to trim its benchmark rate by another quarter point after cutting the rate for the first time […]readmore
VOA News By Katherine Gypson CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers return to work on Capitol Hill this week facing new calls for gun legislation in the wake of three high-profile mass shootings over the summer. U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet with Senate Republicans late Tuesday to discuss possible legislative solutions that could include so-called […]readmore
RFI – Boston (Estados Unidos) (AFP) La leyenda del bateo el dominicano David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz tiró el primer lanzamiento ceremonial antes del partido este lunes entre los Medias Rojas y los Yankees de Nueva York en el Fenway Park de Boston Red, ganado por los ‘Mulos’ 5×0. Esta fue la primera aparición pública de […]readmore
By VOA News Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard is set to meet Tuesday with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other officials to discuss Mexico’s efforts to reduce the number of migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border. The talks come a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the number of migrants intercepted […]readmore
VOA News By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON – Security officials these days are anything but shy when they describe the dangers facing the United States in cyberspace. “We’re in the midst, I think we all know, of a global cyber pandemic,” the National Security Agency’s top lawyer warned at a conference last week. And NSA General Counsel […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Herman VOA’s Afghanistan Service and White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara contributed to this report. WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is denying he overruled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about hosting the Taliban at Camp David for peace talks. «I took my own advice,» Trump told reporters Monday. […]readmore
VOA News By Reuters WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countries with helping to cut U.S. border arrests by nearly 60% from a record high earlier this year but then lashed out at a federal judge for ruling against a strict anti-asylum policy. With President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policy shaping […]readmore
By Ken Bredemeier U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Donald Trump «made the right decision» to call off peace talks with Taliban leaders at his presidential retreat because of the terrorist group’s on-going attacks in Afghanistan. «We need to see them capable of delivering on their promises» to end violence in the […]readmore
Reigning MVP homers on first two pitches he sees from Twins’ Berrios By Ian Browne BOSTON — Mookie Betts went into his best mode — or was it beast mode? — on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. That would be attack mode. The star leadoff man tore into Twins ace Jose Berrios with an aggressive approach that […]readmore