VOA News 10561 posts 0 comments

Facebook parent Meta Platforms said Wednesday that it would remove news content in its home state of California if the state government passed legislation forcing tech companies to pay publishers.  The proposed California Journalism…

Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing Republican field and putting him in direct…

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to launch a Republican presidential campaign next week in New Hampshire. Christie, who also ran in 2016, is planning to make the announcement at a town hall Tuesday evening at Saint…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved Pfizer Inc.'s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults, making it the second shot against the common respiratory disease that can be fatal for seniors.…

Washington strongly condemned the attempted launch of North Korea's first military spy satellite, a device that Pyongyang says it needs to monitor joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. "With each and every…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday it was  “unfortunate” that China declined a request for Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu to meet as both attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Speaking alongside…

The effort to avoid a U.S. default shifts to the Senate after the House of Representatives approved a measure late Wednesday to suspend the country’s borrowing limit and cap some federal spending.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and…

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Wednesday that the reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is not a current focus of the Biden administration.  Kirby said the United States remains committed to…

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on legislation to suspend the federal debt ceiling with less than a week remaining before the government could run out of money to pay its bills.  U.S. President Joe Biden…

The Kenyan government says it has entered or plans to enter labor agreements with Canada, Germany, the United States, and certain Persian Gulf nations. The agreements aim to ease the path for Kenyans to work overseas. But advocates for…