Investigations Call for US Police Reforms
contact@hellonews.website Washington — Changes are underway at some local U.S. law enforcement agencies that are trying to tackle long-standing policing problems such as excessive force and racial bias. The reforms come…
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America's Love Affair With the Lawn Is Getting Messy
LeighAnn Ferrara is transforming her small suburban yard from grass bordered by a few shrubs into an anti-lawn — a patchwork of flower beds, vegetables and fruit trees. It didn’t…
US Added 428,000 Jobs in April Despite Surging Inflation
America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing…
US Adds Virtual Currency Mixer to Sanctions List Over North Korea's Cyber Activities
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Blender, accusing it of being involved in one of the largest cryptocurrency heists on record and of…
Russian-Born Composer Gives Concerts to Raise Money for Ukraine's Children
When the war in Ukraine started, composer and cello player Ian Maksin immediately spoke up, condemning Russia’s aggression. Today, Maksin, who is of Russian descent, is touring the U.S., performing…
New Reparations Focus: Black Enclaves in US Lost to Development
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Terrell Osborne knows well what happens when urban renewal comes to communities of color. As a child growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, in the 1950s and…
US to Bring No Pandemic Funds to Global COVID-19 Summit
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…
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…