Four in five Americans support a right to residency for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, a new poll by ABC News and the Washington Post showed Monday. The data, which indicates 86 percent of respondents across the political spectrum back the policy, comes just weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration…
read moreGlobal accountancy firm Deloitte has been hit by a sophisticated hack that resulted in breach of confidential information and plans from some of its biggest clients, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on Monday. Deloitte — one of the big four professional services providers — confirmed to the newspaper it had been hit by a hack, but it said…
read moreA disgraced former U.S. congressman whose criminal case played a pivotal role in last year’s presidential election was sentenced to 21 months in prison Monday for sending a sexually suggestive picture to an underage girl. Anthony Weiner, who once represented a New York district in Congress, wept as U.S. District Judge Denise Cote handed down…
read moreJohn McCain faced a choice that balanced friendship, party loyalty and his convictions. He made the decision some of his closest advisers expected. Looking at the twilight of his career and a grim cancer diagnosis, the Republican senator from Arizona who prides himself on an independent streak could not be moved to go along with…
read moreAirbnb is launching local tours and other experiences in New York City this week with a special host. Her listing promises an “unforgettable shoe-shopping experience’” and her bio describes her as an “actor, producer, businesswoman” and “proud New Yorker.” She’s Sarah Jessica Parker of ‘Sex and the City’ fame and she’ll be taking four…
read morePoised to reveal a tax plan that is a pillar of his economic policy and delivering on a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump is promising “The largest tax cut in the history of our country.” Trump’s declarations came as the health care legislation brought forward by Republicans teetered near failure. He said his “primary focus”…
read morePresident Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, occasionally used his personal email account to communicate with colleagues in the White House, his lawyer said Sunday. Between January and August, Kushner sent or responded to fewer than 100 emails from White House officials from his private account, attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement. “These…
read moreTravelers to the United States from eight countries will face new restrictions under a revised travel ban order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. The new rules, which take effect on Oct. 18, affect citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. U.S. officials said these countries have refused…
read moreOn the campaign trail last year, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought the support of black voters by asking them, “What the hell do you have to lose?” An answer came during the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual legislative conference this past week: Everything. “We are losing essential freedoms,” said Brittany Packnett, who became…
read moreIraq on Sunday urged foreign countries to stop importing crude directly from its autonomous Kurdistan region and to restrict oil trading to the central government. The call, published in statement from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office, came in retaliation for the Kurdistan Regional Government’s plan to hold a referendum on independence on Monday. The central…
read moreWashington’s gaze shifts southward this week to the state of Alabama, where a Republican primary contest for a U.S. Senate seat will be decided Tuesday. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, President Donald Trump put his prestige on the line by campaigning for incumbent Luther Strange, who has trailed in the polls against a firebrand conservative challenger…
read moreSwiss voters rejected raising women’s retirement age to 65 in a referendum on Sunday on shoring up the wealthy nation’s pension system as a wave of Baby Boomers stops working. Authorities pushing the first serious reform of the pension system in two decades had warned that old-age benefits were increasingly at risk as life expectancy…
read moreSunday’s national election in Germany will sound the starting gun for a renewed debate on fixing flaws in Europe’s shared currency to prevent future crises. France’s new president Emmanuel Macron has made it clear he is willing to push for change to strengthen the euro and is expected to make proposals in a major…
read moreTwo more Republican U.S. senators voiced opposition Sunday to the party’s latest plan to dismantle nationwide health care policies championed by former Democratic president Barack Obama, crucial votes that could doom the repeal effort this week. Senator Susan Collins of Maine told CNN she finds it “very difficult” to imagine herself voting to upend the…
read moreHealth and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Saturday he will stop flying private planes on official business while an internal review of the flights is being done and that he welcomes the review. Price defended the practice of using private planes on Fox News. A spokeswoman has said Price tries to fly commercial whenever…
read moreU.S. ride-hailing firm Uber is prepared to make concessions as it seeks to reverse a decision by London authorities not to renew its license in the city, which represents a potentially big blow for the fast-growing company, a newspaper reported. The Sunday Times also quoted sources close to London’s transport body as saying the move…
read moreAccording the U.S. Travel Association, there are fewer people visiting the United States, even though international tourism as a whole is on the rise. Some tourism agencies blame Trump administration policies on immigrants as the reason people are not making the USA a travel destination. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
read moreNorth Korea’s cash-strapped regime has long sought workarounds to the increasingly harsh international sanctions aimed at tightening the financial noose around its nuclear and missile programs. Now, according to Recorded Future, an intelligence research firm backed by Google Venture, Pyongyang is making a foray into cyberspace, launching a bitcoin “mining” operation, which saw a…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump criticized Senator John McCain at a political rally in Alabama Friday for opposing the Republican party’s latest attempt to repeal the nation’s health care law. Speaking at a campaign event for Republican Senator Luther Strange, Trump said McCain’s opposition was “sad” and “a horrible, horrible thing.” “It’s a little tougher without…
read morePresidential job approval is a simple yet powerful measure of the public’s view of the president’s job performance at a particular time. It is important because it helps summarize how people are feeling about their president and measures the ability of the president to get things done. But it also has other implications, says Gallup’s…
read moreThe United States is considering new restrictions on who can enter the country. The rules could take effect as early as Sunday, when part of the current executive order restricting travelers from six Muslim majority countries expires. VOA’s Aline Barros has more. …
read moreWisconsin, Ohio and several other states said on Friday they were among 21 states that Russian government hackers targeted in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump though no votes were changed. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it had notified the states of the activity but declined to…
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