New Book: Top US Military Leader Moved to Thwart Possible Overseas Attack

VOA — WASHINGTON – The top U.S. military leader, fearful that former President Donald Trump could “go rogue” in the final weeks of his White House tenure, acted unilaterally to assure China... Read more »

Scientists Say Booster Shots of COVID-19 Vaccines Unnecessary

VOA — An international group of vaccine experts have come out in opposition of providing booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines to the general population, an opinion that pushes back against increasing efforts... Read more »

FBI Releases Newly Declassified Record on Sept. 11 Attacks

VOA — WASHINGTON – The FBI late Saturday released a newly declassified document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001,... Read more »

US Surgeon General: New COVID Restrictions Are ‘Appropriate Response’

VOA — WASHINGTON – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday defended President Joe Biden’s new directives requiring millions of workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus under the possible threat of... Read more »

How 9/11 Changed Arab and Muslim Americans

VOA — Twenty years later, the memory of being in class on September 11, 2001, when two planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City, remains vivid in Mona Amer’s mind.... Read more »

Iran Invites IAEA Chief for Talks Before Showdown With West, Diplomats Say

VOA — VIENNA – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will fly to Tehran this weekend for talks that may ease a standoff between Iran and the West just as it risks... Read more »

America Marks 20 Years Since Sept. 11 Attacks as Biden Searches for Closure

VOA — The horrors of September 11, 2001, unfolded in just under 102 minutes. On that day, 2,996 people died in the worst terrorist attack in modern history. Read more »

Aid Programs Reduced Hunger in US in 2020, but Racial Disparities Worsened

VOA — A huge increase in federal food aid kept the number of U.S. households considered “food insecure” from rising during 2020, despite the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But... Read more »

US Treasury Report: Richest Americans Evade Billions in Taxes

VOA — WASHINGTON – The richest Americans are failing to pay hundreds of billions in taxes they owe the government, a new U.S. Treasury report contended Wednesday. The report said the top... Read more »

UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment

DW — The International Atomic Energy Agency has said Iran is "seriously undermining" efforts to monitor the country's uranium enrichment program, as hopes of reviving the Iran nuclear deal recede. Read more »