Will Immigrants Save US Economy as Baby Boomers Retire in Droves?

VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Each day, about 10,000 people born between 1946 and 1964 leave the U.S. workforce, a trend... Read more »

Biden Denies Claims of Poor Document Handling, Contrasts Case with Trump’s

VOA — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday pushed back on claims he incorrectly handled sensitive government documents, forcefully contrasting his case with that of former President Donald Trump –... Read more »

Meta Removes Instagram, Facebook Accounts of Iran’s Khamenei

VOA — SAN FRANCISCO — Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for violating its content policy. “We have removed... Read more »

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Colorado Effort to Remove Trump From Ballot

VOA — An effort to declare former U.S. President Donald Trump disqualified from running for the White House again was met with deep skepticism from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, with... Read more »

US Intelligence Warns of Growing Iranian-Houthi Weapons Cooperation

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States is offering fresh evidence that Houthi attacks on international shipping are being carried out with weaponry designed by Iran, though some analysts and experts warn... Read more »

The mythos of drinking tea: What makes it essentially British?

VOA — When a US chemist suggested adding salt to tea, a storm brewed online. But why does tea, and the right way to make it, strike such a nerve for so... Read more »

Boeing: Bolts missing from door, says blowout report

VOA — A door that blew away from a Boeing 737 Max shortly after take-off may not have been properly secured, a new report says. The US National Transportation Safety Board has... Read more »

California flooding: Storm-soaked neighbourhoods brace for mudslides

VOA — The record rain pounding California since Sunday is expected to linger and drive up the threat of mudslides and flash flooding in urban centres. Read more »

Iran building new nuclear reactor in Isfahan

DW — The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency has announced the construction of a powerful reactor at the Isfahan nuclear research center. It’s the latest of several similar plans that Tehran... Read more »

Santander, Lloyds Shares Fall on Report Iran Used Banks to Evade Sanctions

VOA — MADRID — Shares in Santander and Lloyds fell after the Financial Times reported that Iran used accounts from two of the U.K.’s biggest banks to covertly move money around the world as... Read more »