Christy Lee/VOA News WASHINGTON — CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s secret visit to Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un «is a very positive sign» that the United States is taking «sensible and necessary steps to prepare for an eventual summit» and increasing the likelihood that a summit will take place, analysts said. President […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey Friday of ruining former national security advisor Michael Flynn’s life while profiting financially at Flynn’s expense with a newly published book. Trump denounced Comey on Twitter after memos he wrote following several meetings last year with President Trump were disclosed Thursday. Comey’s memos […]Load more...
VOA News North Korea says it has suspended nuclear tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the military is also suspending long-range missile tests and said the suspensions went into effect on Saturday. The announcement said the government is making the moves to shift its […]Load more...
The United States has labeled China and Russia «forces of instability» because of their human rights records, along with North Korea and Iran. In its annual global human rights report released Friday, the State Department singled out those four countries for violating basic human rights, including freedom of expression and the protection of religious and […]Load more...
Las Vegas, NV (20 de abril de 2018): Billboard anunció hoy su asociación con Honda Stage para ofrecer un espectáculo exclusivo con la estrella de trap y reggaeton, Bad Bunny en la próxima Conferencia de Billboard a la Música Latina a llevarse a cabo en Las Vegas desde el 23 al 26 de Abril. Bunny […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Education announced today that the 2017 four-year graduation rate rose to 84.1 percent, a 1.3 percentage point increase over 2016, and an 8 point increase since 2010. Rhode Island saw slight improvements among certain student subgroups in the Class of 2017, as well, including a 4.1 […]Load more...
Voz de América Tres personas fallecieron el jueves en manifestaciones a favor y en contra de una polémica reforma de la Ley del Seguro Social en Nicaragua. El segundo día de protestas dejó heridos y detenidos así como la censura de cinco canales independientes que retransmitieron los incidentes violentos. La Policía Nacional reportó la muerte […]Load more...
WASHINGTON — El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio instó a implementar un Plan Marshall para reconstruir Venezuela cuando la nación sudamericana vuelva a la democracia. En un discurso, el jueves, en el Senado, el republicano por Florida, sugirió las acciones que los Estados Unidos y sus socios deben tomar para acelerar el surgimiento de una Venezuela posterior […]Load more...
El presunto líder de la pandilla MS-13 en la costa este de Estados Unidos deberá permanecer detenido sin derecho a fianza después de su primera audiencia el jueves en una corte en Long Island, donde es acusado de intervenir en una ola de violencia. Miguel Ángel Corea Díaz se hallaba encarcelado en Maryland por un […]Load more...
VOA News/Steve Baragona WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom is proposing a ban on disposable plastic straws. With Earth Day coming up this Sunday, advocates are asking everyone to follow suit and skip the straw. Straws and stirrers are among the top 10 items found in coastal cleanups worldwide, according to the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy, which has […]Load more...