Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' Star, Dies
contact@hellonews.website Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. A source…
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Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify in New York Civil Probe
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. A four-judge…
Muslim-based Groups Provide Housing, Work Training to Ex-inmates, At-risk Youth, Regardless of Religion
A 2021 report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics found that recidivism rates, the rate at which people return to prison, has been decreasing in the U.S. since 2005.…
US Economy Shrank by 1.5% in Q1 but Consumers Kept Spending
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year even though consumers and businesses kept spending at a solid pace, the government reported Thursday in…
Biden to Host K-pop Stars BTS, Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Washington — K-pop superstars BTS will head to the White House next week to address hate crimes targeting Asians and people of Asian descent with U.S. President Joe Biden, the…
US Making COVID Antiviral Drug More Available at Test Sites
Washington — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread…
Blinken to Outline US Strategy to Outcompete China, While Not Seeking 'Decoupling'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a major China policy speech Thursday, is set to outline the Biden administration’s strategy to out-compete China in the next decade by investing…
Texas Governor: Teenager Warned He Was About to Attack Elementary School
The U.S. teenage gunman who killed at least 19 children and two adults warned in a private message on a social network shortly ahead of time that he was about…
'Horrifying' Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around Texas Shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage…
Vigil, Rally Planned for 2nd Anniversary of Floyd Killing
MINNEAPOLIS — A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd ‘s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday’s second anniversary of the Black man’s…
'Precious individuals' taken in Texas school shooting
uvalde, texas — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races on field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather. One girl sensed something…
US Congress Weighs Ways to Prevent Mass Shootings
U.S. lawmakers will vote Thursday on whether to impose stricter background checks on gun sales after the second-worst mass school shooting in the nation’s history earlier this week. VOA Congressional…
US Secretary of State to Clarify US Policy Toward China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to deliver a major speech Thursday outlining US policy toward China. The speech comes just days after President Joe Biden said the…
US to Urge Tougher Sanctions After North Korea Fires Possible ICBM
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The United States said Wednesday it would seek new sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations after Kim Jong Un’s regime fired a volley of…
Near-Term Changes to Gun Laws Unlikely in Wake of Texas School Shooting
Washington — On Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a teenage gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers and left others severely wounded inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas,…