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A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday reintroduced a landmark federal shield bill that would provide journalists with greater protections.  U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Mike Lee and Richard Durbin reintroduced the bill, which is known…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched his official state visit to the White House by acknowledging the one thing that, more than anything, ties the two nations together: their people. Of the many things the two nations…

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal felony charges.  Teixeira, 21, entered the pleas during…

Rescuers on Wednesday rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in an…

A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday recommended that new vaccines from Pfizer and GSK to prevent severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections be available to older adults in…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he let Chinese leaders know that the U.S. would be deeply concerned about any increased Chinese intelligence or military activities in Cuba. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to two minor criminal charges this week. While Republicans said the plea deal would not stop their inquiry into the president and his family, Democrats said those concerns did not…

The White House is not backing down on comments made by President Joe Biden likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to a dictator. "It should come as no surprise that the president speaks candidly about China and the differences that we…

The US is not backing down on comments made by President Joe Biden likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to a dictator. The remarks, which came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to China to repair bilateral relations,…

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks Thursday at the White House. "The visit will strengthen our two countries’ shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific and shared…