How 9/11 Changed Arab and Muslim Americans

VOA — Twenty years later, the memory of being in class on September 11, 2001, when two planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City, remains vivid in Mona Amer’s mind.... Read more »

US Treasury Report: Richest Americans Evade Billions in Taxes

VOA — WASHINGTON – The richest Americans are failing to pay hundreds of billions in taxes they owe the government, a new U.S. Treasury report contended Wednesday. The report said the top... Read more »

Legal Shield for Purdue Pharma Owners at Heart of Bankruptcy Case Appeals

VOA — The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a bitter taste for those who wanted to see more accountability for members of the Sackler family. The Sacklers will... Read more »

Climate Change Will Hit Racial Minorities Harder, Analysis Finds

VOA — Racial minorities in the United States will bear a disproportionate burden of the negative health and environmental impacts from a warming planet, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday, including more... Read more »

Biden Assails US Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Abortion Law

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden assailed the Supreme Court on Thursday for its 5-4 ruling allowing a Texas law to take effect that bans most abortions in the state, calling it... Read more »

US ‘Haunted’ About Leaving ‘Majority’ of Afghan Allies Behind

VOA — WASHINGTON – Senior American officials are painting a very different picture of the United States’ last days in Afghanistan and the rushed evacuation of more than 124,000 civilians, described by... Read more »

New Iranian Foreign Minister Seeks Better Relations With Arab Neighbors

CAIRO – Iran’s new top diplomat, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, appears to be focusing his efforts on Arab states in a bid to achieve a thaw in long frozen relations with Tehran’s Arab... Read more »

Should the US Government Regulate What Unhealthy Americans Eat?

VOA — Nine out of 10 American adults are metabolically unhealthy, and much of that comes down to the food they eat, according to the experts, who say it might be time... Read more »

Apple CEO Brings Home $750 Million Bonus

VOA — It pays to be the leader of Apple. The company’s CEO, Tim Cook, was recently given a bonus of $750 million worth of Apple stock, marking his 10th anniversary as... Read more »

100,000 More COVID Deaths Forecast Unless US Alters Behavior

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could... Read more »