VOA News As the U.S. heads into a presidential election year amid sharpening political divisions, the Supreme Court is set to decide a number of ideologically charged cases in 2016 on topics such as abortion, contraceptives, immigration and union membership. The sharply divided Court is likely to produce a series of 5-4 decisions that will […]readmore
Chris Hannas January 04, 2016 U.S. authorities worked Monday to resolve a standoff at a federal wildlife center in the northwestern state of Oregon, where anti-government militiamen have declared they are prepared to stay for years after settling in Saturday. The Fish and Wildlife Service, which runs the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, said all of […]readmore
VOA News January 04, 2016 11:13 AM As a standoff between armed anti-government protesters and federal government officials continues to simmer in Oregon, social media was quick to mock the protesters. The first hashtag go viral was #YallQaeda, with users comparing the cowboy-hat wearing gunmen to Islamic terror organizations. Other hashtags like #VanillaISIS and #YeeHawd […]readmore
Dan Joseph The Somali militant group al-Shabab has released a new recruiting video that highlights U.S. police shootings and the call by presidential candidate Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States. The video released Friday may be the first instance of a U.S.-designated terrorist group using Trump’s call or other current issues […]readmore
VOA News January 02, 2016 The southwestern U.S. state of Texas on Friday celebrated its new law that allows people to openly carry handguns. The law allows licensed Texans for the first time since 1871 to carry a holstered pistol in public. The open carry law passed in the Republican-dominated 2015 legislative session. Supporters of […]readmore
VOA News December 31, 2015 Residents in parts of the U.S. Midwest are packing sandbags and shoring up levees in a desperate attempt to save their homes and businesses from the region’s worst flooding in decades. At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds of homes and businesses have been overtaken by water in […]readmore
VOA News December 31, 2015 12:10 PM The U.S. Justice Department says authorities have arrested a New York state resident accused of planning to kill civilians on New Year’s Eve in the name of the Islamic State group. A statement says Emanuel L. Lutchman, 25, was charged with attempting to provide material support to IS […]readmore
Voz de América – Redacción Todo estaba dispuesto para que el joven Ethan Couch y su madre, Tonya Couch llegaran a Estados Unidos extraditados de México, este miércoles, en un vuelo comercial. A última hora los abogados de Couch y su madre presentaron un recurso legal para retrasar su extradición, pero no se sabe por […]readmore
Reuters December 30, 2015 WASHINGTON—U.S. Internet connection speeds have tripled in a three-and-a-half year span to keep up with consumer demands for streaming video and downloading content but the United States still lags many other countries. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report on Wednesday average download connection speeds had increased to nearly […]readmore
VOA News December 30, 2015 A U.S. newspaper is reporting that the United States spied on communications of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, although President Barack Obama promised two years ago to curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the White House decided to secretly keep certain allies […]readmore