VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – The race for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination has narrowed to two competitors after Super Tuesday voting — resurgent former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist long at odds with the party establishment. The voting across 14 states also forced former New York […]Load more...
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – Continued fears among investors about the economic impact of the coronavirus sent U.S. stock prices sharply lower on Tuesday — even after the Federal Reserve announced an emergency rate cut. «We saw a risk to the outlook for the economy and chose to act,» Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said […]Load more...
VOA News La incertidumbre y el temor aumentaron el martes al revelarse que ya son 9 las personas que han fallecido en Estados Unidos por el coronavirus, aunque por ahora todos las víctimas han sido del noroccidental estado de Washington. Una parte del temor se debe a las dudas en el Congreso acerca de la […]Load more...
VOA News Joe Biden obtuvo una serie de victorias del Supermartes en estados clave del sur de Estados Unidos, aprovechando el impulso que ha revivido rápidamente su campaña presidencial demócrata en los últimos días. Bernie Sanders respondió con victorias en su estado natal de Vermont y en Colorado, cuando la carrera comenzó a cambiar hacia el oeste, donde las urnas apenas comenzaban […]Load more...
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden won three states — Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama — while Senator Bernie Sanders captured his home state of Vermont in the first results from Tuesday’s Democratic presidential nominating contests in 14 states. Biden’s victories, projected by cable television networks as the polls […]Load more...
VOA News El presidente Donald Trump anunció que hará un recorrido el viernes por la zona afectada por un poderoso tornado en Tennessee que dejó un rastro de destrucción y por lo menos 25 muertos en la zona central del estado. “Nuestros corazones están llenos de dolor por las vidas que se perdieron”, dijo el […]Load more...
VOA News El exvicepresidente Joe Biden se proyecta como el virtual ganador de las primarias en Virginia, según estimados de CNN y otros medios nacionales. Se trata de “una señal temprana de que su impulso es real”, dijo la cadena al filo de las siete de la noche. «Se siente bien y me siento optimista. Espero que en otros estados también me vaya […]Load more...
VOA News Tornadoes have ripped through the U.S. state of Tennessee, killing at least 22 people and causing extensive damage. Video captured one of the tornadoes moving through downtown Nashville early Tuesday accompanied by occasional flashes of lightning, turning buildings to rubble. Emergency officials say they responded to reports of at least 40 structure collapses […]Load more...
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden picked up three key endorsements Monday from former rivals for the Democratic presidential ticket, adding momentum to his campaign ahead of voting in primaries in more than a dozen states known as Super Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her bid for the […]Load more...
VOA News By Chris Hannas Voters cast ballots Tuesday as the competition for the Democratic presidential nomination expanded significantly with contests in 14 U.S. states. About one-third of the delegates that will be awarded during the state-by-state voting process are up for grabs Tuesday, including the biggest pot of candidates at stake in the western state […]Load more...