https://www.voanews.com/z/599 The latest news and analysis about United States culture, education, entertainment, race, immigration, politics, and religion. https://www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.voanews.com/z/599 en 2026 - VOA 60 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:28:02 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA The two have been stuck in space for nine months https://www.voanews.com/a/nasa-spacex-launch-crew-to-space-station-to-retrieve-stuck-astronauts/8011575.html https://www.voanews.com/a/nasa-spacex-launch-crew-to-space-station-to-retrieve-stuck-astronauts/8011575.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:04:44 -0400 USAScience & Healthwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Delivery driver says tea burned him https://www.voanews.com/a/8011572.html https://www.voanews.com/a/8011572.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:47:48 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Administration contends it’s fighting unlawful discrimination https://www.voanews.com/a/us-appeals-court-allows-dei-crackdown/8011570.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-appeals-court-allows-dei-crackdown/8011570.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:35:26 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) The tornado risk is expected to continue into the weekend https://www.voanews.com/a/forecasters-warn-of-tornadoes-in-us-in-coming-days/8011541.html https://www.voanews.com/a/forecasters-warn-of-tornadoes-in-us-in-coming-days/8011541.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 02:11:12 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Says American people gave him mandate for demand https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-vows-accountability-for-those-who-pursued-him-in-court-cases-/8011522.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-vows-accountability-for-those-who-pursued-him-in-court-cases-/8011522.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:12:18 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Employees should get their jobs back, but administration is appealing  https://www.voanews.com/a/judges-rule-mass-firings-of-agency-employees-to-be-illegal-/8011510.html https://www.voanews.com/a/judges-rule-mass-firings-of-agency-employees-to-be-illegal-/8011510.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:03:43 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)  Day honors the numbers of the mathematical constant of pi https://www.voanews.com/a/pi-day-counts-on-never-ending-numerical-sequence-for-march-14-celebrations-/8011286.html https://www.voanews.com/a/pi-day-counts-on-never-ending-numerical-sequence-for-march-14-celebrations-/8011286.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:57:14 -0400 USAScience & Healthwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Government would have shut down at midnight Eastern time if lawmakers had not passed spending resolution https://www.voanews.com/a/us-government-shutdown-likely-averted-democrats-fracture/8011226.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-government-shutdown-likely-averted-democrats-fracture/8011226.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:03:31 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Release of hostage was condition of US 'bridge' proposal https://www.voanews.com/a/us-envoy-says-hamas-misrepresented-release-of-hostage/8011067.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-envoy-says-hamas-misrepresented-release-of-hostage/8011067.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:35:19 -0400 USAMiddle Eastwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) The on-again, off-again tariffs between the United States and other countries are again under scrutiny, with the U.S. president not budging. VOA White House Correspondent Carolyn Presutti reports. https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-intent-on-imposing-global-tariffs/8010989.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-intent-on-imposing-global-tariffs/8010989.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:35:26 -0400 USAEconomywebdesk@voanews.com (Carolyn Presutti) Russian spokesman said call between Trump and Putin was being arranged https://www.voanews.com/a/kremlin-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-ceasefire-deal/8010812.html https://www.voanews.com/a/kremlin-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-ceasefire-deal/8010812.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:13:20 -0400 UkraineUSAEuropewebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Urgent conservation efforts are needed https://www.voanews.com/a/report-us-bird-population-is-declining/8010492.html https://www.voanews.com/a/report-us-bird-population-is-declining/8010492.html Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:55:47 -0400 USAScience & Healthwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Officials tell VOA the shortage of amphibious warfare ships has reached a breaking point. While the ships make up just 10% of the fleet, they are the go-to alternative to aircraft carriers when commanders need something more precise or expedient. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb reports. https://www.voanews.com/a/shortage-of-marines-amphibious-warships-worries-top-us-military-officers/8010115.html https://www.voanews.com/a/shortage-of-marines-amphibious-warships-worries-top-us-military-officers/8010115.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:13:58 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (Carla Babb) Judge in Washington set to hear arguments over use of the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in deportation efforts https://www.voanews.com/a/homeland-security-rights-group-to-meet-in-court-over-migrants-at-guantanamo-bay-/8010057.html https://www.voanews.com/a/homeland-security-rights-group-to-meet-in-court-over-migrants-at-guantanamo-bay-/8010057.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:09:03 -0400 USAImmigrationwebdesk@voanews.com (Jeff Seldin) Rubio says US will use G7 forums to counter adversaries, stand by allies https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-peace-global-security-top-g7-agenda-as-diplomats-convene-in-canada-/8010030.html https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-peace-global-security-top-g7-agenda-as-diplomats-convene-in-canada-/8010030.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:46:06 -0400 UkraineUSAEast AsiaEuropeAmericaswebdesk@voanews.com (Nike Ching) The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 2% https://www.voanews.com/a/wall-street-tumbles-10-below-its-record-after-trump-escalates-trade-war/8010009.html https://www.voanews.com/a/wall-street-tumbles-10-below-its-record-after-trump-escalates-trade-war/8010009.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:14:25 -0400 USAEconomywebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) The administration asked the justices to narrow judicial blocks imposed by three federal district judges https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-bid-to-curb-birthright-citizenship/8009956.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-bid-to-curb-birthright-citizenship/8009956.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:15:52 -0400 USAImmigrationwebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) The Republican-majority Senate needs Democratic votes to pass spending measure to avert shutdown https://www.voanews.com/a/us-lawmakers-running-out-of-time-to-fund-government/8009839.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-lawmakers-running-out-of-time-to-fund-government/8009839.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:03:21 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (Katherine Gypson) Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine https://www.voanews.com/a/can-the-us-pry-russia-away-from-china/8009771.html https://www.voanews.com/a/can-the-us-pry-russia-away-from-china/8009771.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:26:15 -0400 USAEast AsiaEuropeChina Newswebdesk@voanews.com (Danila Galperovich) The ruling affects recently hired and probationary employees who were ordered to be fired by the US Office of Personnel Management https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-reinstate-thousands-of-fired-government-workers/8009741.html https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-reinstate-thousands-of-fired-government-workers/8009741.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:03:46 -0400 USAwebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)