Category : US Noticias

VOA News A massive winter storm is taking aim at Washington Friday, threatening to dump near record amounts of snow and create crippling blizzard conditions as it moves up the east coast. Forecasters say the storm could bury the U.S. capital in more than 60 centimeters of snow, which is set to begin falling midday […]Load more...

Ken Schwartz President Barack Obama said Wednesday that it is «inexplicable and inexcusable» that residents of Flint, Michigan, were not immediately informed about lead in their drinking water. «That shouldn’t happen anywhere,» Obama told CBS television. On January 16, Obama declared a federal emergency in Flint, freeing up to $5 million in federal aid to […]Load more...

Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL—Legislation restricting America’s acceptance of refugees from Syria and Iraq failed in the Senate Wednesday after passionate debate about U.S. security needs and the nation’s long history as a destination for the oppressed. Senate Democrats banded together to block debate on a bill requiring the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and […]Load more...

Outdoorsman John Sturgeon’s fight with the U.S. government is about much more than whether the National Park Service can ban his use of a hovercraft to travel over otherwise inaccessible parts of Alaska’s Nation River. The former Alaskan chief forester’s legal battle has tapped into deep-seated anger at Washington and a passionate desire among Alaskans […]Load more...

VOA News January 20, 2016 5:05 AM About 1 percent of visitors who arrived in the country by air or sea remained in the country last year after they were supposed to leave, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. According to data the department released Tuesday, about 45 million of those visitors were due […]Load more...

VOA News January 20, 2016 9:35 AM In the inaugural “Best Countries” ranking, the United States places fourth. The rankings, which were compiled by U.S. News & World Report, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV Consulting, were released Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The best country, according […]Load more...

VOA News After a mild start, winter is about to make itself felt along the eastern United States at the end of this week. Forecasters say a major winter snowstorm could affect tens of millions of people from Kentucky through New England late Friday through Sunday. Most forecasters are not calling this a historic storm. […]Load more...