Biden opens home to Quad leaders for farewell summit
Wilmington, Delaware — President Joe Biden hosted Australia’s prime minister at his Delaware home Friday at the start of a weekend summit with the “Quad” group he has pushed as a…
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US soldier who entered North Korea pleads guilty to desertion
Washington — A U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea last year pleaded guilty to desertion on Friday as part of a plea agreement and was sentenced to 12 months of…
continue readingWar set to dominate agenda at UN General Assembly meeting
UNITED NATIONS — World leaders are set to descend on the United Nations in the coming days to talk about a lengthy list of global challenges. But will they spur significant…
continue readingProbe finds ‘complacency,’ shortfalls contributed to Trump assassination attempt
washington — The ability of a lone gunman to fire eight shots at Donald Trump during a campaign rally in rural western Pennsylvania was partially the result of multiple failures by…
continue readingHaitian migrants in Ohio feel threatened in US presidential campaign
In the U.S. presidential election, Republican candidates have spread false claims that migrants in the Midwest state of Ohio are eating residents’ pet cats and dogs. That has led to…
continue readingKentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the killing, police said.…
continue readingCalifornia moving to block schools from telling parents about transgender students
In California, a new law will block public schools from notifying parents if their children decide to change their gender. That has led some school districts to challenge the state’s…
continue readingUS General: Chad agrees to bring back US forces
Pentagon — The U.S. is returning Special Forces troops to Chad after leaving at the country’s request nearly five months ago. “We have reached an agreement on the return of a…
continue readingSubmersible’s scientific director says vessel malfunctioned days before fatal dive
Gaza, Ukraine to vie for world’s attention at UN gathering
World leaders gather for their annual meetings at the United Nations starting Sunday, and the wars in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine will be center stage. VOA U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer…
continue readingWhite House reports drop in border encounters, credits executive actions
washington — The White House this week reported a significant decrease in migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border since President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at bolstering immigration enforcement.…
continue readingWall Street soars to record highs in rally that sweeps world
new york — Wall Street romped to records Thursday as jubilation swept markets worldwide one day after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 jumped 1.7%…
continue readingBiden hails economic progress after Fed rate cut but avoids victory lap
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden began touting the progress in bringing down inflation and boosting employment on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut, while vowing to…
continue readingCongressional hearing: US should name more Americans as ‘unjustly detained’ in China
Washington — A hearing to seek the release of imprisoned Americans in Beijing highlighted reasons for the U.S. to expand its list of U.S. citizens wrongly detained in China to prioritize…
continue readingHaitian American news site faces harassment over post-debate Ohio coverage
NEW YORK — Journalists at a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States say they’ve been harassed and intimidated with racist messages for covering a fake story…
continue readingBiden to host Quad leaders at Delaware home
President Joe Biden on Saturday hosts the leaders of Australia, India and Japan for his final convening of the so-called Quad, a strategic security grouping focused on the Indo-Pacific area…
continue readingUS House Republicans fail to pass funding bill as shutdown approaches
washington — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday to pass a funding bill that included a controversial voting measure backed by Donald Trump, complicating efforts to avert…
continue readingCalifornia laws target deepfake political ads, disinformation
US Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight
Washington — The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame…
continue readingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes fresh bid for bail in sex trafficking, conspiracy case
New York — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an island near Miami Beach, rather…
continue readingBoeing, striking union set to resume contract talks Wednesday
Google wins challenge against $1.66B EU antitrust fine
BRUSSELS — Alphabet unit Google won its challenge on Wednesday against a $1.66 billion antitrust fine imposed five years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising, a week after it…
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