VOA – BOSTON – A federal judge upheld Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products Friday, at least for now. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani denied the vaping industry’s request... Read more »

VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday that destroying arch-rival Israel has become an “achievable goal” thanks to his country’s technological advances. “This sinister regime must... Read more »

VOA – The universal hand gesture that signifies everything is OK is now a hate symbol used by white supremacists and other far-right extremists. The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group,... Read more »

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker sailed out of Iranian waters on Friday, the owner said, after it was detained in July during a row with Britain that... Read more »

UNITED NATIONS – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders Wednesday that there would be no negotiations with the U.S. as long as economic sanctions remained in effect. “We once negotiated under sanctions. We... Read more »

  VOA – Trump told reporters as he arrived at the United Nations that he is not taking such threats “at all seriously.”  He also again said he discussed what he called ... Read more »

Sixty years ago, children accounted for more than one-third — 36% — of the U.S. population. Today, that number is 22% and shrinking faster than anticipated. The U.S. Census Bureau had not... Read more »

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Any attack on Iran by the U.S. or Saudi Arabia will spark an “all-out war,” Tehran’s top diplomat warned Thursday, raising the stakes as Washington... Read more »

VOA – Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb, National Security Correspondent Jeff Seldin and Katherine Ahn of VOA’s Persian Service contributed to this report. U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is “substantially” increasing... Read more »