The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would not oppose probation for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn — a more lenient stance than prosecutors took earlier this month, when they said he deserved prison time.The latest sentencing filing still seeks a sentence of up six months, but unlike before, prosecutors explicitly state…
read moreImages of a reborn Princess Leia, or a youthful Robert DeNiro are bewitching illusions for movie-goers. But concern that the same technology could be weaponized to incite chaos in an election is leading to “deepfake” bans on social media, and a race to develop detection tools. Matt Dibble reports. …
read moreFederal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone to serve between seven and nine years in prison after his conviction on witness tampering and obstruction charges.Stone, who is scheduled to be sentenced next week, was convicted in November of a seven-count indictment that accused him of lying to Congress,…
read moreChina’s health care system is struggling to cope with the surging number of patients infected by the deadly coronavirus despite that Chinese President Xi Jingping has re-emerged in public to call for greater confidence in his government. FILE – A man bowing in front of flowers and a photo of the late ophthalmologist Li Wenliang…
read moreAs the death toll from the coronavirus continues to mount in China and elsewhere, thousands of African students in China count the hours hoping that their governments will evacuate them.Solomon Yohannes of Ethiopia, a third-year engineering student at Wuchang Technology University in the Wuhan region of China, the epicenter of the outbreak, sat in a…
read moreGermany’s closely watched impending decision on whether and to what extent to allow Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, to enter its next generation telecommunications infrastructure may yield a result as early as Tuesday, sources tell VOA.The decision “is imminent,” says Emily Haber, German ambassador to the United States, in answer to a question raised by…
read moreThe head of the World Health Organization’s says there are “concerning instances” of coronavirus transmission from people who have not traveled to China, a development that could mean there is a bigger problem. This comes as a WHO team of medical experts arrived in China on Monday and the death toll surpassed that of the…
read morePresident Donald Trump is proposing a steep 21% cut in aid the United States provides to foreign countries, and the State Department says it stands by the draft budget. But U.S. lawmakers, who control the budget process, say the proposed cuts in foreign assistance would weaken U.S. national security and global leadership. VOA’s Diplomatic Correspondent…
read moreVoters in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire are casting ballots Tuesday in the Democratic primary as candidates look to build early momentum in the race to oppose President Donald Trump in the November national election.Just after midnight, voters in Dixville Notch made the first selections in the state, with former New York City…
read moreDemocratic presidential contenders are making a furious last minute push for votes ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Polls show Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders leading the field in New Hampshire followed by former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Battling for third place are Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and former vice president Joe Biden. VOA National correspondent Jim…
read moreWhile waiting for his 5-year-old twins to get out of school one afternoon, Raj Rajoo got their child safety seats ready. “My kids, their lives are very important for me so I invested in the car seats,” he said.Malaysia has been requiring the use of child safety seats — also known as child restraint systems — since…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a 21% cut in aid the United States provides to foreign countries, with a budget request of $44.1 billion for such programs, compared with $55.7 billion enacted in fiscal 2020.Lawmakers and others predict Trump’s plan to cut one-fifth of foreign aid from the current level will not survive…
read moreWith months left before U.S. elections, President Donald Trump unveiled a Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought speaks during a television interview at the White House, Feb.10, 2020 in Washington.Cutting critical lifelines Russell Vought, Trump’s acting budget director, said Monday the proposal will include over $740 billion for defense spending, including a 20%…
read moreAmazon wants to depose President Donald Trump over the tech company’s losing bid for a $10 billion military contract. The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October. Amazon later sued, arguing that Trump’s interference and bias against the company harmed Amazon’s chances of winning the contract.The company said in a federal court…
read moreTwo experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws.The results announced Monday are another disappointment for the approach that scientists have focused on for years — trying to remove a harmful…
read moreDemocrats vying for their party’s nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. election in November agree — and disagree — on many critical issues and topics of importance to Americans. VOA has compiled a rundown of five candidates’ positions on immigration, trade policy and America’s future in Afghanistan. ImmigrationJoe BidenOpposes eliminating criminal border…
read moreThe Northeastern state of New Hampshire votes on a Democratic Party nominee for President Tuesday. The vote is the nation’s second contest for the Democratic nomination, since Iowa conducted its caucuses last week, but the first primary of the year. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti is in New Hampshire, where she spent the week talking to numerous…
read moreTuesday’s New Hampshire primary election will have a major impact on whom the Democrats nominate to run against Donald Trump. VOA’s Steve Redisch explains why the relatively tiny state has a huge role in electing a President of the United States. …
read moreBrothers Jesse and Alex Khoury walked into a Manchester, New Hampshire, sports bar and waded through a dense crowd. They aren’t here to try the craft beer. It is Saturday, 8 in the morning, and they are here to canvas neighborhoods on behalf of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.Older brother Alex, 28, said he told his…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a 21% cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safety net programs in his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021, according to senior administration officials.The budget will seek an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia, but will also raise…
read moreDemocratic presidential contenders took jabs at each Sunday two days ahead of the crucial New Hampshire party primary, attempting to undercut each others’ credentials to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November national election. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi looks ahead to the second phase of the 2020 election cycle. …
read moreFor decades, presidential debates have been taking place on college campuses, including Friday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire. The reasons are mostly practical—universities are typically equipped with spacious auditoriums, parking lots, and media centers. But they also provide students an opportunity to be directly involved in the national political conversation. VOA’s Esha Sarai traveled…
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