What's Behind American Support for Ukraine?
contact@hellonews.website washington — As the Russian invasion continues into its third month, Americans are displaying an outpouring of sympathy for Ukrainians and support for Washington’s robust assistance to Kyiv. Polls show…
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Trump, Fighting Contempt Fines, Says He Doesn't Have Records
new york — Donald Trump’s lawyers, seeking to reverse their client’s $10,000-per-day contempt fine, provided a New York judge Friday with an affidavit in which the former president says he…
Tech Stocks Sink Again; Nasdaq Has Worst Month Since 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 900 points Friday as another sharp sell-off led by technology added to Wall Street’s losses in April, leaving the S&P 500 with…
California Group Working to Help Ukraine With Low-Cost Incubators
vancouver, british columbia — A San Francisco area-based nonprofit is working to send easily operated, simply maintained and low-cost incubators to Ukraine. After learning that 260,000 women in Ukraine are…
Amazon Stock Falls After Company Reports First Quarterly Loss in 7 Years
Amazon share prices fell 11% Friday after the massive online retailer posted its first quarterly loss in seven years. Amazon lost $3.84 billion during the first quarter of this year…
Islamic State 'Beatle' Sentenced to Life for Murdering US Hostages
washington — A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a lifetime prison sentence on a member of an Islamic State militant group nicknamed “The Beatles” that beheaded American hostages, at a…
Ukrainian Families Fleeing Russian Invasion Arrive in Tijuana Seeking Entry Into US
Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country have come to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana to seek entry into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds. VOA’s Celia Mendoza traveled to Tijuana…
Saving California’s Salton Sea: No Easy Answers
Once a tourist resort and haven for wildlife, California’s largest lake – the Salton Sea – is now one of the most polluted. High levels of salt and toxic chemicals…
House 1/6 Panel Wants to Hear from McCarthy after New Audio
Washington — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview amid new…
US Launches SpaceX Crew to International Space Station
Four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after a spectacular nighttime launch. Americans Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines and Jessica Watkins, and Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti, representing the…
US, Russia Swap Prisoners Facing Lengthy Sentences
The United States and Russia exchanged high-profile prisoners on Wednesday even as the two countries remain sharply at odds over Moscow’s two-month invasion of Ukraine. Russia freed Trevor Reed, a…
Madeleine Albright Honored by Biden, Other World Leaders
Washington — World leaders and U.S. political and foreign policy elite paid their respects Wednesday to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become…
Elon Musk Quest to Scrap Deal Over 2018 Tweets is Rejected
Detroit — Elon Musk’s request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private was denied by a federal judge…
Federal Judge Delays Plans to End US Asylum Restrictions
New orleans — A federal judge ordered a two-week halt Wednesday on the phasing out of pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum — and raised doubts about the Biden administration’s plan…
Dramatic Prisoner Swap Despite Strained US-Russia Relations
The United States and Russia have exchanged high-profile prisoners, even amid strained relations over Moscow’s two-month-old invasion of Ukraine. As VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports, Russia is holding…