Investigators probing whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russia have been questioning witnesses about events at the 2016 Republican National Convention, according to two sources familiar with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiries. Mueller’s team has been asking about a convention-related event attended by both Russia’s U.S. ambassador and Jeff Sessions, the first U.S. senator…
read moreFriday, March 31, is Cesar Chavez Day, observed in California as a state holiday to commemorate the legacy of the Hispanic civil rights leader who died in 1993. There are also celebrations in a handful of other states. Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union and fought for the rights of itinerant farmworkers, many…
read moreCesar Chavez Day, March 31, is a state holiday in California, commemorating the Hispanic civil rights leader who worked on behalf of migrant farm workers, many of them immigrants. As Mike O’Sullivan reports, Chavez remains an inspiration for many, but his legacy, for others, is complicated. …
read moreEleven U.S. states are now challenging the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship status to the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. In an announcement Monday, the U.S. Commerce Department said the change would ensure a more accurate accounting of the U.S. population. But opponents say the move will have the opposite effect by…
read moreThe recent ‘March for Our Lives’ demonstrations in Washington and across the country have sparked discussion from all sides of the gun control debate in the United States. This week, VOA’s Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren explores the various voices of the latest student-led protests and what’s next in terms of solutions to the…
read moreDr. Ronny Jackson, picked by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, has served as White House physician to three presidents. Jackson went into active naval service in 1995 after getting his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch. He went on to become the honor graduate of the Navy’s Undersea…
read moreThe Trump administration is hopeful it can reach a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement before the July 1 presidential election in Mexico and U.S. midterm congressional elections in November. “I’d say I’m hopeful — I think we are making progress. I think that all three parties want to move forward. We…
read moreU.S. President Donald tweeted early Wednesday that there is “a good chance” North Korea leader Kim Jong Un will do “what is right for his people and for humanity” by moving to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. Trump said he looks forward to his planned meeting with Kim but emphasized the need to keep up “maximum…
read moreAnyone can play a role in African innovation, according to Afua Osei. The Ghana-born entrepreneur who grew up in Washington, D.C., co-founded a Nigerian digital media company that helps young women advance professionally. VOA reporter Tigist Geme has more on the woman behind She Leads Africa. …
read moreThe lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels is asking a U.S. federal court to require President Donald Trump to give a sworn deposition about the alleged 2006 one-night affair she claims to have had with the future U.S. leader. Attorney Michael Avenatti filed the request Wednesday in a California court. He also asked to…
read moreThe U.S. economy grew a bit faster than first thought in the last few months of 2017, expanding at an annual rate of 2.9 percent, beating the earlier estimate by several tenths of a percent. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department showed the improvement came in part from stronger consumer spending. The new figures are…
read moreAll 22 women U.S. Senators are increasing pressure on the chamber’s leadership to approve legislation to overhaul how sexual harassment and discrimination claims are addressed on Capitol Hill. Female senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to bring…
read moreIt could soon be cheaper to operate a factory of robots in the United States than employing manual labor in Africa. That’s the stark conclusion of a report from a London-based research institute, which warns that automation could have a devastating effect on developing economies unless governments invest urgently in digitalization and skills training. The…
read moreRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed, citing the protests in response to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as an impetus for the change. In an op-ed in Tuesday’s New York Times, the 97-year-old Stevens writes that a constitutional amendment “to get rid…
read moreIn the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, students launch the Never Again movement, demanding far stronger gun laws in the US. Just five weeks after the shooting, they organized the March for Our Lives, attended by an estimated one million people across the globe. As Sama…
read moreThere is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organization, and negotiations are underway to avert a global trade war, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo said in a BBC interview broadcast Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a series of tariff-raising moves, upsetting allies and rivals alike. Trump is…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump, who campaigned against economic agreements he considered unfair to America has his first trade deal. The United States and South Korea have agreed to revise their sweeping six-year-old trade pact which was completed during the administration of Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama. The agreement “will significantly strengthen the economic and national security…
read moreEurope’s bailout fund on Tuesday approved a 6.7 billion-euro ($8.32 billion) loan installment to Greece as part of its third international rescue program, with payment of the first 5.7 billion euros expected this week. The European Stability Mechanism said the approval came after the Greek government completed a series of required reforms. The funds will…
read moreU.S. stocks sank in late trading on Tuesday, with faltering technology shares reversing a global stock rally that had swept through Asia and Europe. Trading sessions in Asia and Europe had ended on a high note as trade fears ebbed, while U.S. equities sold off sharply in the afternoon just a day after turning in…
read moreRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed, citing the protests in response to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as an impetus for the change. In an op-ed in Tuesday’s New York Times, Stevens, 97, writes that a constitutional amendment “to get rid of” the Second…
read moreWhile China and the United States seem to be negotiating in an effort to avert a trade war, Washington is unlikely to relent in its determination to stop advanced technology from leaving America for China. “I think there is a growing consensus in the United States that Chinese firms should be blocked from certain types…
read moreWith a robust U.S. economy, polls show that President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are on the upswing, even as a majority of Americans still disapprove of his 14-month White House tenure. A pair of polls this week — by CNN and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research — both say that 42 percent…
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