Harini Logan Wins US Spelling Bee In 1st-Ever Tiebreaker
contact@hellonews.website OXON HILL, MARYLAND — Harini Logan was eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee once, then reinstated. She missed four words in a grueling standoff against Vikram Raju, including one…
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January 6 Committee Sets Prime-Time Hearing Date for Findings
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a prime-time hearing next week, the start of what lawmakers…
Interview: Ambassador-at-large Hussain 'Concerned' by Delay in UN Uyghur Report
The U.S. State Department on Thursday released its annual report to Congress on international religious freedom, singling out China, Russia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and others for grievous violations. Secretary…
Speller Reinstated Into National Spelling Bee After Appeal
OXON HILL, Md. — A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was denied relevant root information about a word. Surya…
New US Asylum Guidance Takes Effect on a Limited Basis
New guidance aimed at streamlining the asylum process and removing cases from the backlogged U.S. immigration courts took effect this week along the U.S.-Mexico border, but only on a limited…
COVID Helps 'Made in USA' Goods Compete With Chinese Exports
Washington — As China’s COVID-containment lockdowns stall goods en route to price-conscious U.S. consumers, New Jersey manufacturer Mitch Cahn is finding traces of gold in the snapped links of the…
US Prepares to Block Most Imports Tied to China's Xinjiang Province
Washington — The Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted angrily on Thursday to the announcement that, later this month, the Biden administration will begin enforcing a new law barring products made with…
Poll Finds Most Americans Support US Police Reforms
washington — Two years after the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer that touched off months of demonstrations against police brutality, a U.S. public opinion survey…
Biden to Implore Congress to Approve New 'Common-Sense' Gun Restrictions
washington — U.S. President Joe Biden, in a White House address Thursday night, will implore Congress to approve “common-sense laws” to attempt to curb the recent spate of mass shooting…
Smiles, Unicorns, Softball: Young Texas Shooting Victims Recalled
Uvalde, Texas — One girl made other people smile. Another was a creative child who loved mermaids, unicorns and the color purple. A third loved playing softball and worked on…
As Shootings Mount, Americans Observe National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the United States, an annual event recognizing the more than 100,000 people killed or wounded by gunfire in the country each year.…
Texas Senator: School Police Chief Didn't Know of 911 Calls
UVALDE, Texas — The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside…
Tulsa Clinic Shooter Targeted Doctor He Blamed for Pain
A gunman who opened fire at a Tulsa clinic killing four, targeted a surgeon he blamed for ongoing back pain after a recent surgery. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said…
Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court
NEW YORK — A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie mogul’s claims that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him…
US Teachers Debate Guns in the Classroom
New Orleans — “My first thought was that this is not at all what I signed up for,” Jenna Whitesell Carson told VOA. “I became a school librarian to educate…