White House Says 900,000 US Children Get First COVID-19 Shot

VOA — The White House COVID-19 Response Team reported Wednesday after three full days of operation, the U.S. children's vaccination program has delivered 900,000 first shots to children ages 5-11, with 700,000... Read more »

Powerful Iranian General Visited Iraq After Attack on PM

VOA — BAGHDAD — A top Iranian general visited Baghdad after the assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister and said Tehran and its allies had nothing to do with the drone attack... Read more »

Iran Bans Newspaper That Linked Supreme Leader to Poverty

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s judicial authorities reportedly banned a newspaper Monday for publishing a front-page graphic that appeared to show Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hand drawing the... Read more »

Iran Demands Assurance US Will Not Pull Out of Nuclear Deal

VOA — Iran on Monday demanded US guarantees it will never again pull out of the 2015 nuclear accord and warned Tehran will not accept any partial return to the deal. Washington... Read more »

US Supreme Court to Hear Case of Surveillance of Muslims

VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday whether the U.S. government can invoke the protection of “state secrets” to withhold information about its surveillance of Muslims at... Read more »

Iran conducts war games in Strait of Hormuz

DW — The Iranian military has launched yearly exercises aimed at "responding to aggression." The war games come as Iranian negotiators are set to meet EU and US representatives at the end... Read more »

End of Daylight Saving Time Means Winter Is on the Horizon

VOA — WASHINGTON — Winter is on the horizon again with the end of daylight saving time coming Sunday across most of the United States.Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time... Read more »

US Veterinarians Overwhelmed as More Pet Owners Seek Care

VOA — ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA  — The pandemic has not only been challenging for medical workers, it has also overwhelmed veterinarians who report a rising demand for pet care as many Americans acquired... Read more »

Why US Consumers Pay Such High Prices for Prescription Drugs

VOA — Congressional Democrats this week proposed an addition to U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate and social spending legislation that would allow Medicare, the federal government’s health care program for older Americans,... Read more »

A Public Suicide in Iran Spotlights Anguish Over Economy

VOA — TEHRAN — Ruhollah Parazideh, a wiry 38-year-old with a thick mustache and hair flecked with gray, was desperate for a job. The father of three in southern Iran walked into... Read more »