Iran Expands Advanced Centrifuge Work Underground, IAEA Finds

VOA — VIENNA — Iran has begun installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in a cluster at an underground enrichment plant in line with a long-standing plan and now intends to add two more... Read more »

House Passes Gun Control Bill After NY, Texas Deaths

VOA — WASHINGTON — The House passed a wide-ranging gun control bill Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that would raise the age limit... Read more »

New York State Raises Age to Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles From 18 to 21

VOA — The state of New York now requires a buyer to be 21 years old before purchasing a semi-automatic rifle such as an AR-15. Previously, an 18-year-old could have purchased similar... Read more »

Gun Safety Talks in US Senate Wrestle With ‘Red Flag’ Laws, School Safety

VOA — Bipartisan U.S. Senate negotiations on how or if to respond to the latest wave of mass shootings are focused on a range of options, including improving school safety and “red... Read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Accuses ‘Enemy’ of Trying to Use Protests

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused the “enemy”, a reference mainly to the United States, of seeking to use protests to weaken the Islamic republic.... Read more »

Republican Lawmaker to Retire After Backing Assault Weapons Ban

VOA — Republican Representative Chris Jacobs announced Friday that he will not run for another term in Congress amid the backlash over his support for new gun control measures. Jacobs, who represents... Read more »

Texas School Shooting Victims Signal Action Against Gunmaker

VOA — The father of a 10-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting and a school employee have taken initial steps that could lead to lawsuits against Daniel Defense, the... Read more »

Biden Implores Congress to Approve New ‘Common-Sense’ Gun Restrictions

VOA — WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Joe Biden implored Congress in a White House address Thursday night to approve “common-sense measures” to curb the deadly mass shootings that have shocked Americans,... Read more »

Former Corinthian Students Get Federal Student Debt Erased

VOA — WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, a move that... Read more »

Iran Warns of Response to IAEA ‘Unconstructive Actions’

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran warned Wednesday it would respond to any “unconstructive actions” taken by the U.N. atomic watchdog after the agency reported traces of nuclear material at undeclared sites in... Read more »