VOA News Last updated on: December 30, 2015 8:23 AM A new opinion poll suggests that Americans place a higher priority on protecting the rights of Christians than that of other religious groups. Eighty-two percent of respondents said it was «extremely or very important» that Christians be allowed to practice their religion freely, according to […]readmore
VOA News December 30, 2015 NASA says the United States could soon feel the possibly chaotic effects of the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. The U.S. space agency is warning this year’s El Niño could be as powerful as the one in 1997-1998, which led to intense ice storms and flooding across the country. […]readmore
Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian among the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad. At an arraignment Wednesday afternoon, Cosby’s bail on the three felony sex-assault charges was set […]readmore
Rare winter floods have killed at least 20 people and threatened nearly two dozen federal levees in the midwestern U.S. states of Missouri and Illinois, which have been hit by a record amount of torrential rain in recent days. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and called out the National Guard to […]readmore
Massachusetts – En Northampton, una ex profesora de Español del Amherst college allega en una demanda en contra de la escuela y de su ex supervisora que perdió el empleo luego de salir a favor de las asistentes de maestros que dijeron que les pedían que tuvieran sexo con estudiantes para aumentar las inscripciones. La […]readmore
Rhode Island – Dennis Andrew Ball candidato a la presidencia de los Estados Unidos ofrece una conferencia de prensa el miércoles a las 11am en el primer piso de la Casa Estatal de Rhode Island. Ball candidato del American Party of America dice tener la respuesta para el problema con la inmigración. El ofrece una […]readmore
Reuters December 29, 2015 HONOLULU—President Barack Obama will host Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos for an «official working visit» in Washington on February 4, the White House said Tuesday.The visit will provide an opportunity to «support the efforts of President Santos to achieve a just and lasting peace accord with the FARC, and discuss a […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 29, 2015 1:25 PM A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short his vacation after two more fatal police shootings. Jason Van Dyke entered his plea Tuesday at Chicago’s Cook County […]readmore
December 29, 2015 – With the holiday now behind us, O Christmas tree, how saggy are your branches? The gifts have been removed from under the pine, the tree is swiftly losing its coat of green, and the needles are piling up on the floor, which means it’s time to remove the tree from your […]readmore
42 officers shot and killed-52 died in traffic-related incidents Washington, DC-Law enforcement fatalities nationwide rose slightly during 2015, with 124 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed in the line of duty, according to preliminary data compiled and released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) in their 2015 Law Enforcement […]readmore