Afghan Evacuees Fear Losing US Support
contact@hellonews.website During the mayhem of his evacuation flight from Kabul last year, Sultan Ahmad was separated from his wife and his elderly mother. “It was so chaotic, and women couldn’t get…
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Federal Judge Blocks Biden From Ending Title 42 Border Restrictions
A federal judge on Friday ruled that a pandemic-related public health order must continue, allowing the federal government to turn away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including those seeking asylum.…
Grain Prices Soar as Ukraine War Drags On
As U.S. farmers head to the fields to plant this year’s crops, prices for grains like corn and soybeans are near record highs. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, those high…
First Formula Flights From Europe to Arrive This Weekend
WASHINGTON — The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend,…
For Desperate Migrants, Hope is in Breach at US Border Wall
YUMA, ARIZONA — Gladys Martinez’s voice is almost lost in the crackling midday heat of Arizona as she steps onto U.S. soil. “We come seeking asylum,” she whispers as she…
Biden to Reveal Outline for Trade Dialogue With Indo-Pacific Nations
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday will unveil his administration’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, seen as a key step in the U.S. effort to reengage with Asian nations on trade…
Adoptions Another Facet of Life Halted by War in Ukraine
LEEDS, Maine — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including those who have seen their prospective adoptions put on…
Musk Says $44-billion Twitter Deal Temporarily On Hold
Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details…
US Senator Delays $40 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine
U.S. Senator Rand Paul Thursday blocked a vote on a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, slowing U.S. efforts to quickly deliver more help to Ukraine as it battles a…
Bracing For Her Future: Baby Giraffe Fitted With Orthotic
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other —…
Meatpackers Convinced Trump Officials to Keep Plants Running During COVID Crisis, Report Says
Top U.S. meatpacking companies drafted the executive order issued by President Donald Trump in 2020 to keep meat plants running and convinced his administration to encourage workers to stay on…
'Like an Inferno:' US West Burning at Furious Pace
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a California hilltop where mansions with multimillion-dollar Pacific Ocean views were torched to remote New…
Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, 4 Other Republican Lawmakers
WASHINGTON — A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers in its probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary…
Nations Pledge Over $3B to Fight Pandemic
World leaders pledged more than $3 billion on Thursday for the global fight against the pandemic, as the United States marked a grim point in its own COVID-19 battle –…
California's Minimum Wage Projected to Rise to $15.50 Under Inflation Trigger
LOS ANGELES — California’s minimum wage will rise to $15.50 an hour for workers at all businesses, large and small, on Jan. 1, 2023, under an automatic inflation trigger built…