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Some conservative-led U.S. states are weighing measures to prevent female impersonators, known as drag queens, from performing at any venues visited by children. They say it's about keeping kids safe, but critics say it's part of a larger…

Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting. The survey, released Wednesday by…

When COVID-19 hit in 2020, Ghenya Grondin of Waltham, Massachusetts, was a postpartum doula - a person charged with helping young couples navigate the first weeks of their newborn child's life at home. Grondin, now aged 44, was infected…

Even though Buffalo, New York, native Suzanne Taylor was aware that 98-year-old former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's health was failing, the news that he was entering hospice care at his Plains, Georgia, home still came as a shock. "I…

The U.N. Security Council expressed its “deep concern and dismay” Monday on Israel’s announcement last week that it plans to expand settlements and retroactively legalize nine existing ones. It is the first time in more than six years…

In and around the southern city of New Orleans, Louisiana, this Tuesday isn’t just any Tuesday. It’s Mardi Gras, the culmination of a weeks-long celebratory season known as Carnival. It’s a season steeped in history and full of lively…

The United States said Monday it would seek U.N. Security Council unity in responding to North Korea's latest missile launches, despite previous opposition from China and Russia. "I call on the council to condemn these ballistic missile…

As the only current U.S. senator to have visited space, Mark Kelly knows something about unexplained objects in the skies.  Back in his aviator days, Kelly saw Mylar party balloons fly by his cockpit. And once when he was piloting a NASA…

President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital on Monday, ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During the five-hour visit, he met with the Ukrainian president and pledged more military aid. VOA…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, days from its one-year anniversary, is the topic of two prominent speeches Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses his country’s parliament and U.S. President Joe Biden pledges enduring U.S.…