Faiza Elmasry BALTIMORE, MD — At Brightwood College in Baltimore, Maryland, Black Girls Vote is reaching out to young eligible female voters, explaining the election process and showing them the connection between their vote and their everyday life. They try to make the point that everything that happens in a community, even basic safety, has a […]readmore
VOA NEWS WAYNE LEE A massive disaster recovery effort is underway in the southeastern state of Louisiana, as flood victims continue to clean homes, rebuild, and search for people who may have been trapped by widespread flooding. The flooding has been so powerful that caskets have been swept away from some cemeteries. The flooding, which […]readmore
Voz de América El candidato presidencial republicano, Donald Trump, dijo que ahora es claro que el presidente Obama «mintió» sobre el pago de 400 millones de dóalres a Irán. Por primera vez, la administración Obama dijo claramente y públicamente que un pago en efectivo de 400 millones de dólares a Irán fue hecho para influenciar […]readmore
VOA News U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson toured recovery efforts Thursday in the Southern state of Louisiana, where unprecedented flooding has left at least 13 people dead and thousands displaced. The flooding around Baton Rouge came from record-breaking rains of more than 75 centimeters that began last week. An estimated 40,000 homes have been […]readmore
Reginald Savage had an uneasy feeling when he last contacted his American son fighting alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State in Syria. «I then knew that I wasn’t going to see him again,» the father said of his last email exchange in late July with William Savage, who was on the frontlines in northern […]readmore
VOA News Two cases of the Zika virus have been identified in Miami Beach, one of the world’s most popular tourist spots, U.S. media reported Thursday. The mosquito-borne virus, first detected in Brazil last year, is relatively mild in most cases. However, pregnant women who are infected with Zika risk giving birth to babies with […]readmore
ISLAMABAD — The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan urged Afghan leaders Thursday not to allow political differences to undermine recent security gains in the war-torn country. U.S. General John Nicholson made the remarks as President Ashraf Ghani and his governing partner, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, are locked in a political confrontation, raising questions […]readmore
VOA News The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to phase out its use of private prisons, concluding they are not as safe and effective as federal facilities. In a memo released Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates wrote that private prisons do not «provide the same level of correctional services, programs and resources,» do […]readmore
Voz de América Cathy Lanier deja atrás un legado en la capital estadounidnese, donde se granjeó el cariño desde comunidades asoladas por el crimen hasta el escenario nacional. La jefa de Policía de Washington, D.C., Cathy Lanier, anunció que renunciará a su puesto el mes próximo para aceptar un cargo como jefa de seguridad de […]readmore
Voz de América Una colección de poderosas herramientas de hackeo desarrolladas por la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional, NSA, apareció misteriosamente en internet, lo que podría comprometer las operaciones de la agencia de espionaje y poner en riesgo las computadoras del gobierno y las de las corporaciones. Un archivo con las herramientas apareció primero en línea […]readmore