As Pandemic Empties Offices, Record Number of Buildings Converted to Apartments

VOA — The practice of converting office buildings into apartments is at an all-time high in the United States, according to a recent report. Of the nearly 32,000 apartments created through adaptive... Read more »

Another Whistleblower Accuses Facebook of Wrongdoing: Report

VOA — A former Facebook worker reportedly told U.S. authorities Friday the platform has put profits before stopping problematic content, weeks after another whistleblower helped stoke the firm’s latest crisis with similar... Read more »

US High Court Lets Texas Abortion Law Stand; Arguments Set for November

VOA — A Texas law barring most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy will be allowed to stand while the U.S. Supreme Court waits to hear oral arguments in the case in... Read more »

Biden Backs Down on Corporate Tax Hikes, Open to Altering Filibuster

VOA — BALTIMORE, MD — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday backed away from pledged tax increases to fund planned infrastructure and social spending, and also said he was open to reforming... Read more »

FBI Works to Increase Hate Crimes Awareness

VOA — WASHINGTON — In a courtroom in Brunswick, Georgia, three white men face murder and hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American man who was confronted... Read more »

Lone Democratic Senator Blocks Biden’s Climate Agenda as COP26 Nears

VOA — WASHINGTON — With the U.N. Climate Change Conference set to begin in less than two weeks, a vital piece of the Biden administration’s climate agenda is in danger of dying... Read more »

State Department Recap: October 13-20

VOA — WASHINGTON — Here's a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Read more »

FDA Expected to Approve ‘Mix and Match’ Strategy for Booster Shots

VOA — U.S. news outlets say the Food and Drug Administration will soon allow Americans to receive a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine different from their original dose. The federal drug regulator... Read more »

Iran Says Nuclear Envoy Will Go to Brussels, But Doubts Persist Over Tehran’s Seriousness

VOA — Hopes are fading fast of coaxing Tehran back into serious nuclear talks. EU officials failed last week to persuade Iran’s new hardline administration to agree on a date to resume... Read more »

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law

VOA — As a legal battle plays out in the courts, the Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state.... Read more »