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
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