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The death of a homeless man on a New York City subway train is raising questions about how to deal with mentally ill persons in public places. A former Marine and fellow passenger of the man alleges he felt threatened and inadvertently…

In the end, the audacious claims Donald Trump made in 2005 about the way he could treat women might have doomed his chances of defeating a sexual assault lawsuit. E. Jean Carroll brought the suit, and a federal jury in New York this week…

U.S. diplomats told lawmakers on Wednesday they are cautiously optimistic that Sudan’s warring factions will agree to a temporary humanitarian cease-fire during peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Since fighting started in April, hundreds…

During a tense CNN town hall Wednesday, former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeatedly insulted a woman in response to a civil jury's finding this week that…

An event organized by the Russian Cultural Center in Seattle to celebrate WWII Victory Day May 9 was met with protesters calling glorification of war inappropriate while Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. Natasha Mozgovaya has our…

At the height of the pandemic, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, New York, had more than 400 COVID-19 patients, many of whom were very sick. These days, that number is less than five, with no patients in the intensive care…

Some migrant shelters along the US-Mexico border report they are filled to capacity. In Reynosa, a Mexican town on the Texas border, some non-profit organizations are stepping in to help migrants as they arrive. For VOA News, Victor…

U.S. President Joe Biden will become the first U.S. sitting president to visit Papua New Guinea with a trip this month following the G-7 in Japan, marking the administration's investment in the Pacific region to counter China.  White…

A federal jury in New York on Tuesday awarded a onetime magazine advice columnist $5 million after concluding Donald Trump was liable for sexually abusing her 20 years before he became a U.S. president and then defamed her by dismissing the…

U.S. officials said on Tuesday they've taken down a global network of compromised computers that Russian intelligence agents used for nearly 20 years to spy on the United States and its allies. Officials said a unit within Russia's…