US, Taiwan Launch New Trade Pact
contact@hellonews.website washington — The U.S. launched a new trade pact with Taiwan on Wednesday, hoping to forge closer economic ties with the island territory that China claims as its own, while…
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Buffalo Shooting Suspect Indicted on Terror, Hate Charge
BUFFALO, New York — The white 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday by a grand jury with domestic terrorism motivated…
Is the US Prepared for a Cyberwar With Russia?
The United States is the target of thousands of cyberattacks daily, many of them originating in Russia. If tensions between Washington and Moscow escalate further over the war in Ukraine,…
K-pop Supergroup BTS Visits White House to Shine Light on Anti-Asian Discrimination
President Joe Biden hosted K-pop supergroup BTS on May 31, 2022, to raise awareness of anti-Asian discrimination. Members of the Grammy-nominated South Korean group also serve as U.N. ambassadors. VOA…
Small US mask makers struggle as federal aid, demand shrinks
washington — In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 spread throughout the world in ways not fully understood, the United States faced a critical shortage of protective masks. Dozens of…
New Zealand Urges US Engagement With Pacific Island States
washington — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged President Joe Biden to engage more with Pacific Island states amid China’s concerted push to increase its clout in the region…
Judge Hands Man Longer Sentence for IS Support, FBI Attack
New York — A federal judge on Tuesday increased her sentence to 25 years for a New York City man who had attacked an FBI agent and planned to join…
US Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Restraining Social Media Companies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on “viewpoint,” siding with two technology industry groups…
Biden, Powell Meet to Discuss Taming Inflation
With inflation in the United States at levels not seen in decades, President Joe Biden on Tuesday met with Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, to discuss the…
Biden Asks New Zealand's Ardern for Advice on Extremist Gun Violence
Washington — President Joe Biden asked New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for advice Tuesday after the latest U.S. mass shooting, but the White House also acknowledged the limitations it…
After Uvalde, Holiday Weekend Sees Shootings Nationwide
Chicago — Even as the nation reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the…
'No Joke': Initial Rounds of National Spelling Bee Get Tough
Oxon Hill, Maryland — One speller ran off the stage in the middle of her time at the microphone, saying she needed to pee. Another tried to walk back to…
First Funerals Held for Victims of Texas School Mass Shooting
The grieving town of Uvalde, Texas, began to hold funerals Tuesday for the first of the 19 children and two teachers who were shot to death May 24 by a…
Clinton Campaign Lawyer Acquitted of Lying to the FBI
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and…
US Senator Visits Taiwan as China Ups Military Threat
Taipei, Taiwan — On a visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth reiterated support for the island amid rising Chinese threats. Duckworth met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday…