Rare First Printing of US Constitution Sells for Record $43M

VOA — NEW YORK — A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at... Read more »

White House: 10% of Kids Have Been Vaccinated in First 2 Weeks

VOA — WASHINGTON — The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age... Read more »

Inflation Worries Endanger Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda

VOA — WASHINGTON — Rising inflation in the U.S. may be putting the brakes on Democrats’ effort to push President Joe Biden’s signature package of climate and social spending measures through Congress... Read more »

Husband of Woman Detained in Iran Ends 21-day Hunger Strike

VOA — LONDON — The husband of a British-Iranian woman who has been detained for more than five years in Iran said Saturday that he is ending his hunger strike outside Britain’s... Read more »

Iran Bans Newspaper That Linked Supreme Leader to Poverty

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s judicial authorities reportedly banned a newspaper Monday for publishing a front-page graphic that appeared to show Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hand drawing the... Read more »

US Supreme Court to Hear Case of Surveillance of Muslims

VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday whether the U.S. government can invoke the protection of “state secrets” to withhold information about its surveillance of Muslims at... Read more »

US Veterinarians Overwhelmed as More Pet Owners Seek Care

VOA — ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA  — The pandemic has not only been challenging for medical workers, it has also overwhelmed veterinarians who report a rising demand for pet care as many Americans acquired... Read more »

Pentagon: Iran’s Claims that US Tried to Seize Tanker ‘False’

VOA — PENTAGON — The Pentagon is slamming claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that IRGC forces thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic... Read more »

As US COVID Cases Fall, Halloween Brings More Fun, Less Fear

VOA — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this year: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. And... Read more »

As US COVID Cases Fall, Halloween Brings More Fun and Less Fear

VOA—Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this year: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. And while a... Read more »