VOA — NEW ORLEANS – Facing the most challenging voting conditions in modern history, Americans are answering democracy’s call with grit and determination as the hours tick closer to Election Day. Abigail... Read more »

VOA — Here’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on: They’re stressed out. Big time. And the 2020 U.S. presidential election is to blame. “If the news goes on, that to... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – For much of the past four years, United States cybersecurity officials responsible for preventing foreign meddling in elections have been preparing for an attack that, at least to... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – During every U.S. presidential election, hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots are discarded by election officials for a variety of reasons, from arriving too late to missing a... Read more »

VOA — The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine will not mean people can throw their masks away, experts say.  Face coverings, social distancing and rigorous hand-washing still will be required for... Read more »

A Chinese scientist helped not one but two superpowers reach the moon, writes Kavita Puri, but his story is remembered in only one of them. In Shanghai there is an entire museum... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory is set to become the first Black U.S. prelate to assume the rank of cardinal in the Catholic Church, a historic appointment that... Read more »

DW — A new model has predicted high levels of daily deaths in late December and in January in the US. Researchers also say that a nationwide mask mandate could save 130,000... Read more »

VOA — LONDON – Since his election in 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the Iran nuclear agreement signed in 2015 by his predecessor, Barack Obama, and imposed tough sanctions... Read more »