VOA/AP PORTLAND, MAINE — The government says the average American ate nearly a pound more seafood in 2015 than he or she did the previous year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the statistic Wednesday along with its annual Fisheries of the United States report. It says per capita consumption of seafood grew to 7 […]readmore
VOA News Wildlife populations across the globe have dropped nearly 60 percent since 1970 and human activity is to blame, according to a report released by conservation groups. The joint report produced by the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London warned that if the current trends continue, the decline in world populations […]readmore
VOA News A U.S. government oversight body is proposing a way to hold banking and investment executives more accountable for criminal activity and fraud committed by staffers against their customers. An inspector general is suggesting that top Wall Street executives be required to sign an annual statement promising that criminal or civil fraudulent activity did […]readmore
Carla Babb PENTAGON — U.S. Army women hit a milestone Wednesday, as the first women graduated from the military branch’s Infantry Basic Officer Leader’s Course. Ten women received their Infantry blue chord at Fort Benning in the southern U.S. state of Georgia, officially making them infantry officers and giving them the ability to lead an Army […]readmore
Voz de América La Cámara de Comercio de Hollywood informó que reemplazará la estrella de Donald Trump en el Paseo de la Fama, destruida al amanecer del miércoles. La policía de Los Ángeles investiga el daño ocasionado a la estrella de Donald Trump en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood, mientras la Cámara de […]readmore
Voz de América EE.UU. aclaró que decisión no significa que estén de acuerdo con todas las políticas y prácticas del gobierno cubano, particularmente en derechos humanos. Por primera vez, Estados Unidos se abstiene de votar sobre una resolución de Naciones Unidas en la que urgen el levantamiento del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero contra Cuba. […]readmore
Margaret Besheer VOA News UNITED NATIONS — For the first time, the United States has abstained from a U.N. resolution urging the lifting of Washington’s nearly 60-year old economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. For the past 25 years, the U.N. General Assembly has held a symbolic annual vote calling for an end to the […]readmore
NAHREP Congratulates Rodrigo Lopez for His Historic Appointment by the MBA Board Washington, DC – October 26, 2016 – The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) congratulates the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Rodrigo Lopez for his appointment as their 2017 chairman. As the first Latino in the MBA’s 100-year history to hold […]readmore
Voz de América El Obamacare ha sido duramente atacado por los republicanos, quienes ahora señalan que tales aumentos son una advertencia de que la reforma de 2010 está en una «espiral de muerte». Las primas de los seguros médicos del programa de salud mejor conocido como Obamacare subirán en promedio un 25% el próximo año […]readmore
Voz de América Los equipos de búsqueda encontraron al hombre y a sus hijos en el bosque cerca del río. El padre fue encontrado muerto en la escena. La policía no han identificado de quién se trata. Dos niños se recuperan al intento de suicidio, luego de que su padre los tomara y saltara de […]readmore