Mary Alice Salinas RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF.—Long-term peace, security and prosperity for Southeast Asia are the goals U.S. President Barack Obama and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are seeking to ensure during a second day of talks in California.Obama and ASEAN leaders focused on developing innovation and entrepreneurship in southeast Asia […]readmore
Michael Bowman Two days after the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the path to installing a successor remains murky and a topic of intense intrigue in a nation where political divisions and polarization are magnified by a fierce presidential campaign. The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama has started preliminary […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier The U.S. has approved construction of the first American factory in Cuba in more than 50 years, a two-man business that hopes to hire Cuban workers to assemble as many as 1,000 small tractors a year to sell to private farmers in Cuba. Cuban officials have already endorsed the $5 million to […]readmore
DEATH OF ANTONIN SCALIA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of […]readmore
Antonin Scalia, el influyente conservador y más provocativo miembro de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, murió a los 79 años. Scalia falleció en una residencia privada enel área Big Bend en el sur de Texas. El juez de la Corte Suprema fue encontrado muerto el sábado por la mañana. Scalia usó su perpicaz intelecto […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama, attending several political fundraisers for his Democratic Party at homes in California, said the country is at «an interesting political moment.» He characterized voters as scared and anxious. He said «strange things» can happen when they are feeling that way. Obama’s observations came after the New Hampshire presidential primaries […]readmore
VOA News President Barack Obama has designated more than 7,300 square kilometers of southern California desert for three national monuments. White House officials say the move will maintain in perpetuity the region’s fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as will as provide recreational opportunities for hikers, campers, hunters and others. What will be named Mojave Trails […]readmore
VOA News U.S. defense chief Ash Carter appealed Thursday to his counterparts in the U.S.-led coalition conducting aerial attacks on Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for more military and financial help to carry out the campaign. Carter met with defense ministers from more than two dozen countries in Brussels, talking privately with some officials […]readmore
VOA News The remaining armed protestors occupying a U.S. federal wildlife refuge in the northwestern state of Oregon have agreed to turn themselves in Thursday morning, according to media reports. As that development was unfolding, word came that the patriarch of the family at the center of the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge […]readmore
Smita Nordwall The government in the northern U.S. state of Michigan is scrambling to help resolve the toxic water crisis in the city of Flint, where lead has been found in the bloodstreams of more than 200 children. Here’s a look at the who, what, where and why of the public health crisis that has […]readmore