Armenia Says It's Ready for Peace Deal If Azerbaijan Shows Political Will
contact@hellonews.website ANTALYA, TURKEY — Armenia is ready to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan if Baku shows the same political will and is keen to make progress on normalizing relations with…
Kevin Tent on His 30-Year Partnership With Alexander Payne and Why He Knew ‘The Holdovers’ Would be a Hit
As Alexander Payne’s longtime editor, Kevin Tent is one of the very first people to see footage of each film. When he watched the first round of dailies come in…
Fox News: Civil Contempt Order for Journalist ‘Deeply Chilling’
U.S. television channel Fox News says a court decision holding one of its former journalists in civil contempt should be appealed. A federal court on Thursday held Catherine Herridge in…
Blizzard Forecast to Dump 3 Meters of Snow on California, Nevada Mountains
RENO, NEVADA — At least nine Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed, and visitors to Yosemite National Park were urgently told to leave Friday as California’s most powerful storm of the…
Alaska's Iditarod Dogs Get Neon Visibility Harnesses After Crashes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get under way Saturday with a new focus on safety after five…
US Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Pakistan Election-Rigging Allegations
Washington — Thirty-one members of the U.S. Congress recently signed a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging them to not recognize a new government…
Iris Apfel, Fashion Icon Known for Her Eye-Catching Style, Dies at 102
NEW YORK — Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died. She was 102. Her death was confirmed by her commercial…
2 Killed, 8 Injured in Odesa Drone Crash
At least two people were killed and eight others injured when a Russian drone crashed into an apartment complex in Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa on Saturday. Officials in…
US Court Ruling Could Allow Mine on Land Sacred to Apaches
PHOENIX — An Apache group that has fought to protect land it considers sacred from a copper mining project in central Arizona suffered a significant blow Friday when a divided…
Ethiopia Releases French Journalist After Week of Imprisonment
WASHINGTON — French journalist Antoine Galindo, who was detained for a week in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, was released Thursday ahead of his scheduled second appearance in court Friday, the…
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Feb. 18-March 2
Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. Biden, Trump Make Dueling Visits to US-Mexico…
CDC Relaxes COVID Guidelines; Will Schools, Day Cares Follow Suit?
BOSTON — Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated…
Analysts: Doha Agreement 'Flawed' as US, Taliban Accuse One Another of Violating Terms
washington — Four years after the signing of the Doha agreement, the U.S. and Taliban accuse each other of violating its terms, while analysts say that the agreement was “flawed”…
Seattle’s Chinese Community Festivities Mark Traumatic 1886 Riot
The Chinese community in Seattle, Washington, took time from Lunar New Year celebrations to mark the Seattle riot of 1886, when mobs started to forcibly expel most Chinese from the…
Robert Downey Jr. Rocks a Bucket Hat and Leonardo DiCaprio Goes Incognito at Frieze L.A. as Art Sales Are Brisk
The V.I.P. opening day of the Frieze Los Angeles art fair felt like a family affair as Hollywood power players and art world elites met and mingled to view the…