VOA — WASHINGTON — The White House is weighing ways to provide temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to American citizens, three sources... Read more »

VOA — Over last weekend, as Iran began its air assault against Israel, at home it announced new enforcement of the mandatory wearing of the hijab. The initiative is called the Nour... Read more »

BBC — Oil and gold prices have eased after Iranian authorities appeared to downplay reports of an attack from Israel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell after jumping briefly to over $90 a barrel... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the U.S. space agency said Wednesday, warning that... Read more »

VOA — The U.S House committee on China said Tuesday that the Chinese government is seeking to fuel the fentanyl epidemic in the United States by subsidizing precursors, or substances necessary to... Read more »

VOA — The Group of Seven leading industrial countries, or G7, met Sunday and “unequivocally” condemned Iran’s overnight attack on Israel. Read more »

BBC — Iran has vowed to respond to Monday’s air strike on its consulate in Damascus – but what capacity does Iran have to hurt Israel and what form might retaliation take?... Read more »

VOA — Warning: contains upsetting material. Katherine and Tony Salas had no idea their son, Ben, was leading a double life. “In one, he was planning his suicide,” Tony says. “And in... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran’s restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six police officers, media reports said. The attack on a road in Sistan and Baluchistan... Read more »