Iranian President Says Tehran Is Serious in Nuclear Talks With World Powers

VOA — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Saturday that Tehran was serious in its nuclear talks with world powers in Vienna, the official IRNA news agency reported. Indirect U.S.-Iranian talks to revive... Read more »

US Inflation Highest Since 1982

VOA — The price of U.S. consumer goods, such as food, fuel and rent, rose at the fastest pace since 1982 in November, according to a Department of Labor report Friday. The... Read more »

World Powers to Test Iran’s Good Faith Over Commitment to June Texts, Source Says

VOA — VIENNA — World powers will assess over the next few days whether Iran is serious in nuclear negotiations after it indicated it was ready to continue talks based on texts... Read more »

Google Releases 2021’s ‘Most Searched’ Items

VOA — While the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, one might not know it by looking at 2021’s most searched items on Google. According to the list released by Google Wednesday, “NBA” was... Read more »

Court Rejects Trump’s Efforts to Keep Records from January 6 Panel

VOA — WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the... Read more »

Biden Opens Summit for Democracy

VOA — WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Joe Biden has opened a virtual Summit for Democracy that is bringing together world leaders, civil society and the private sector to "set forth an... Read more »

EU Official: Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks on Thursday

VOA — A top European Union diplomat said Wednesday that nuclear talks with Iran will resume Thursday in Vienna. And the U.S. will know soon whether Iran is serious about reviving the... Read more »

America Should Prepare for More Omicron Cases, US Health Officials Say

VOA — The omicron variant is making headlines as the world’s newest strain of coronavirus. In the United States, where nearly 200,000 new coronavirus cases were reported Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University,... Read more »

US Imposes Sanctions on People in Iran, Syria and Uganda, Citing Rights Abuses

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than a dozen people and entities in Iran, Syria and Uganda, accusing them of being connected to serious human... Read more »

New York City Imposes Private Employer Vaccine Mandate

VOA — WASHINGTON — New York City is imposing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on all its private employers starting December 27, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday, in an edict that will... Read more »