US to Bring No Pandemic Funds to Global COVID-19 Summit
contact@hellonews.website WHITE HOUSE — With the coronavirus killing an estimated 15 million people worldwide, including nearly 1 million in the United States, the Biden administration, despite a lack of funding for…
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US Brings Plans, Hopes — but Not Cash — to COVID Summit
With the U.S. entering a new COVID-19 phase marked by more testing, prevention and treatment options, President Joe Biden will next week convene another summit of global leaders to discuss…
Next Battle Over Access to Abortion Will Focus on Pills
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA — It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws, for a 32-year-old South Dakota woman to get abortion…
FDA Restricts J&J's COVID-19 Vaccine Over Blood Clot Risk
Washington — U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine because of the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. The Food and…
Stocks Slump 3% as Worries Grow Over Higher Interest Rates
NEW YORK — A sharp sell-off left the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 1,000 points lower Thursday, wiping out the gains from Wall Street’s biggest rally in two years,…
US Voters Predict Republicans Will Make Gains in Midterm
New Orelans, Louisiana — With rising inflation, an ongoing pandemic, a Russian war in Ukraine and now a looming Supreme Court ruling on abortion, the stakes are high as Americans…
International Space Station Under New Management
The International Space Station is now under new management. Plus, a look back at a spaceflight pioneer, and a historical perspective on the future of lunar exploration. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us The Week…
At US Urging, Fiji Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Yacht
Another Russian oligarch’s yacht was seized Thursday as part of efforts to punish Russia over its war in Ukraine. At the request of the United States, Fijian officials took a…
Musk Gets $7B Backing for Twitter Bid From Tech Heavyweights
Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Silicon Valley heavy…
Homeland Security’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ Assailed by Lawmakers
Washington — A new coordinating body proposed by the Department of Homeland Security to focus its efforts at countering disinformation has run into a buzzsaw of opposition from members of…
US Lawmakers Brace for Fight Over Abortion Rights
US Lawmakers Brace for Fight Over Abortion Rights
Censorship of Hollywood Blockbuster Films Intensifies in China
san francisco — China is stepping up censorship of U.S. films as producers make movies with an eye toward pleasing Beijing yet without isolating the global audience, industry insiders say.…
Oath Keepers Member Pleads Guilty to Sedition in US Capitol Attack
Washington — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia on Wednesday admitted to engaging in seditious conspiracy during last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, the latest in a…
US Quietly Expands Asylum Limits While Preparing to End Them
San Diego — The Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers to deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule…
US Central Bank Boosts Key Interest Rate by Half Percentage Point
Washington — The U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point on Wednesday and scaled back its support for the American economy,…