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
VOA NEWS Authorities in the western U.S. state of California ordered the evacuation of more than 82,000 people after a rapidly spreading wildfire broke out Tuesday north of San Bernardino. Fire officials do not know what caused the fire, but about 12 hours after it began they said it had already burned more than 6,000 […]readmore
Ramon Taylor VOA News NEW YORK — Oscar Morel, accused in the execution-style murders of two Muslim men over the weekend, was arraigned Tuesday in the New York City borough of Queens. Morel, a 35-year-old Hispanic man, was formally charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal […]readmore
Steve Baragona VOA News As recently as 2014, you could drive into the parking lot at certain Virginia polling places, connect to the voting machines inside by wifi and have your way with the vote tallies. That gaping hole in election security has been plugged. Virginia dropped these machines last year. But with Republican presidential […]readmore
VOA News The FBI has sent Congress documents related to its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. The House Oversight Committee said Tuesday it had received the documents, marked «secret,» which include notes on FBI interviews with Clinton and other witnesses during the investigation. […]readmore
Esha Sarai Twenty thousand people have been rescued from unprecedented flooding in the southern state of Louisiana’s capital, the governor said Tuesday. Most of those rescues were made by the National Guard and state authorities, but city residents with boats, trucks and kayaks have taken it upon themselves to help out. «A tremendous response by […]readmore
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