Iranian Security Forces Arrest Dozens of Protesters in Isfahan Area, Disrupt Internet Service Across Country

VOA — CAIRO, EGYPT — Scattered internet outages and slowdowns were reported across Iran Saturday, as the government cracked down on water protests in Isfahan this past week. Dozens of protesters in... Read more »

COVID Omicron Variant Prompts Biden to Announce Air Travel Curbs on 8 Nations

VOA — JOHANNESBURG — U.S. President Joe Biden announced the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries, effective Monday. Read more »

Iran Forces Fire on Water Protesters in Most Violent Crackdown Since July

VOA — WASHINGTON — Iranian security forces appear to have fired tear gas and pellet guns at protesters in the central city of Isfahan in what activists say is the most violent... Read more »

How White House Thanksgiving Menu Evolved With Times

VOA — Most Americans don’t have oysters on their Thanksgiving table, but, for a time, the mollusks were a key ingredient on the White House holiday menu. “Oyster stuffing and various oyster... Read more »

US Jobless Benefit Claims Drop to 52-year Low

VOA — WASHINGTON — First-time claims for U.S. unemployment compensation dropped sharply last week to a 52-year low, easily falling below the figure recorded at the start of the coronavirus pandemic that... Read more »

Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible for Role in Opioid Crisis

VOA — CLEVELAND, OHIO — CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday in a verdict that could set... Read more »

UN watchdog calls for more access to Iran nuclear sites ahead of new talks

DW — IAEA boss Rafael Grossi has called on officials in Tehran to grant access to surveillance footage at nuclear sites. Grossi's third visit since February is meant to pave the way... Read more »

After Promise, Musk Sells $1.1 Billion in Tesla Shares to Pay Taxes

VOA — DETROIT — After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 900,000 shares of the electric car maker’s stock, netting over $1.1 billion that will go... Read more »

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Claim Seized Oil Tanker Smuggling Diesel

VOA — CAIRO — Arab media is reporting that Iranian gunboats stopped an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Saturday and detained all 11 crew members. Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency said... Read more »

Rare First Printing of US Constitution Sells for Record $43M

VOA — NEW YORK — A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at... Read more »