VOA News U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel next week to Serbia and Kosovo, where the government recently named a highway after one of the vice president’s sons. Beau Biden, who died May 30, 2015, of brain cancer at age 46, served a stint in 2001 as an interim legal adviser in post-war Kosovo. […]readmore
Nike Chang VOA NEWS STATE DEPARTMENT—The United States summoned the envoy of its close Asian ally, the Philippines, on Monday to clarify insulting and «inappropriate comments» made by President Rodrigo Duterte about U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg, according to the State Department. «We have asked the Philippine chargé to come into the State Department to clarify […]readmore
Lawsuit Seeks to Defend Rights of African-Americans, Latinos and Other Minorities Who Represent Half of County’s Population but Have Never Been Elected to Key Positions in County’s History Washington, D.C., August 8, 2016 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), along with the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell and Moring LLP […]readmore
LOS ANGELES— South Los Angeles is home to nearly a quarter of all residents of the second most populous U.S. city. It’s a group of mostly low-income neighborhoods covering more than 130 square kilometers, and has been the scene of violent gang activity many times. When there is a shooting involving a Los Angeles police […]readmore
VOA News The U.S. military says it killed three al-Qaida operatives in a counterterrorism strike in Yemen. The U.S. Central Command did not say how the strike was conducted, nor did it reveal the identities of those killed. In a statement Friday, the U.S. Central Command said the strike occurred in the Shabwa province in […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: August 05, 2016 6:56 PM Video released Friday by Chicago’s police department shows officers firing repeatedly at a black teenager who had allegedly stolen a car, then handcuffing the teenager as he lay mortally wounded. The video from the police officers’ body cameras does not show the suspected car thief, […]readmore
Steve Hernan VOA News STATE DEPARTMENT—Seven percent of all screened Syrian refugees seeking to resettle in the United States this year have been denied approval, and 13 percent of the cases have been put on hold, government officials said Friday. The screening process, which has faced domestic criticism, is “rigorous and exhaustive,” said Anne Richard, […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined other Senate Democrats in writing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, urging them to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency funding legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. In the letter, the Senators note that […]readmore
VOA News As the U.S. military ramps up its military role in Libya, President Barack Obama is preparing to meet with Thursday with top military and national security advisors to discuss the fight against Islamic State. Obama will meet with members of the National Security Council at the Pentagon as the U.S. launches more air […]readmore
VOA News Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. «does not pay ransom» amid criticism of the Obama administration’s payment of $400 million in cash to Iran on the same day Tehran released four American hostages. U.S. officials said the airlifting of $400 million in foreign currencies to Iran in January was to partially […]readmore