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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he had a “long and very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade deal between the United States and China was progressing well. As a partial shutdown of the U.S. government entered its eighth day, with no quick end in …

The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her into the country to be with the ailing boy has died, the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced. Abdullah Hassan died Friday in UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where his father Ali Hassan brought him in the fall to get …

The Supreme Court began its term with the tumultuous confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, followed by a studied avoidance of drama on the high court bench — especially anything that would divide the five conservatives and four liberals.  The justices have been unusually solicitous of each other in the courtroom since Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and several …

Wall Street capped a week of volatile trading Friday with an uneven finish and the market’s first weekly gain since November.    Losses in technology, energy and industrial stocks outweighed gains in retailers and other consumer-focused companies. Stocks spent much of the day wavering between small gains and losses, ultimately unable to maintain the momentum …

Wells Fargo agreed to a $575 million nationwide settlement over its opening of millions of unauthorized customer accounts and other alleged predatory practices, the bank and U.S. authorities announced Friday. The agreement between the bank and attorneys general from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia covers a series of scandals that have dogged …

Richard Overton, the country’s oldest World War II veteran and oldest man, has died at the age of 112.  A family member, Shirley Overton, said the Army veteran died Thursday evening at a rehab facility in Austin, Texas. He had been recently hospitalized with pneumonia. Overton volunteered for the Army when he was in his …

The United States will step up research in hypersonic offense and defense weapons, in response to a Russian test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glider.  “While the United States has been the world leader in hypersonic system research for many decades, we did not choose to weaponize it,” Defense Department spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza told …

Documents made public Thursday recounted anew how police officers took cover next to patrol vehicles on the Las Vegas Strip while a gunman rained bullets from a high-rise hotel into an outdoor music festival during the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history almost 15 months ago. Also among statements from 18 of the …

President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Thursday after making an unannounced trip to Iraq to visit U.S. troops stationed there. “Just returned from visiting our troops in Iraq and Germany,” Trump tweeted about an hour after arriving home.  “One thing is certain, we have incredible people representing our Country – people that …

President Donald Trump has made an unannounced trip to Iraq to visit U.S. troops stationed there. The visit took place on the heels of Trump’s controversial move to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and plans for a drawdown in Afghanistan, and amid criticism that he has not visited troops abroad since becoming U.S. president. VOA …

Retail sales in the U.S. for the 2018 holiday season were up more than 5 percent to more than $850 billion, according to data Mastercard released Wednesday, making 2018 the best holiday retail season in the last six years. The Mastercard SpendingPulse report tracks retail spending across all payment types, including cash and checks, from …

She showed up in Paris wearing a black catsuit, a reminder that nobody can command the Grand Slam stage quite like Serena Williams. She reached the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, proving again how well she can play no matter how little she practices. Williams didn’t win those or any other tournaments, which …

We like to say we’re addicted to our phones or an app or some new show on a streaming video service. But for some people, tech gets in the way of daily functioning and self-care. We’re talking flunk-your-classes, can’t-find-a-job, live-in-a-dark-hole kinds of problems, with depression, anxiety and sometimes suicidal thoughts part of the mix. Suburban …

Millions of American parents could be putting their plans for a comfortable retirement at risk by continuing to act as the family bank for their adult children.   “Parenting is a lifelong financial commitment,” Surya Kolluri, a managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, told VOA via email. “Parents spend twice as much on …

A tumultuous year in Afghanistan is ending with a renewed push and newfound hopes that the start of a dialogue with the Taliban may be in sight. The U.S. increased its air campaign in the country, leading to a rise in civilian casualties, but the Taliban gained territory. U.S. generals think Afghan military’s losses are …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin amid worries over a weakening economy and a stock market slump, but repeated his criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, saying it has raised interest rates too quickly. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after a Christmas video conference with U.S. troops …

Another Guatemalan child has died while in the custody of U.S. border patrol agents. The unnamed 8-year-old boy passed away just after midnight Christmas Day — the same day a 7-year-old girl was laid to rest in her impoverished Guatemalan village. The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol service says while the boy and his father …

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump took calls from children anxious to find out where Santa is on his gift-giving journey. In one conversation, Trump asked a 7-year-old named Coleman, “Are you still a believer in Santa?” He listened for a moment before adding, “Because at 7, it’s marginal, right?” Trump listened again …

A Turkish official said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation to visit the country. Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that Trump wants to make the trip in 2019 but a date hasn’t been set. The White House confirmed the invitation for Trump …

A federal judge on Monday ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died shortly after being released from that country. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell harshly condemned North Korea for “barbaric mistreatment” of Warmbier in agreeing …

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis visited Vietnam twice this year and suggested in October stronger relations as China bears down on Vietnamese maritime claims. In the Philippines a month later, Mattis swore to uphold a decades-old military alliance that helps Manila resist China. A U.S. naval ship passes through the South China Sea every couple …

You don’t often get a second chance to make a first impression, unless, of course, you’re one of the world’s most popular dinosaurs. “It’s a different profile, a much more impressive profile in many ways, a pretty scary large animal, as opposed to a lighter, swifter animal,” says the Field Museum’s Director of Exhibitions, Jaap …

This will be a special holiday season for a father who was homeless and his five children. Mike O’Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the family will celebrate Christmas in a new apartment – one located in an innovative building made from shipping containers. …

The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan said Sunday he has not received orders for a troop withdrawal from the country. General Scott Miller’s remarks came just days after reports quoted officials in Washington as saying President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to withdraw roughly half of the more than 14,000 American troops …

U.S. President Donald Trump will not change his mind on withdrawing American troops from Syria, his acting chief of staff said Sunday. “I think the president has told people from the very beginning that he doesn’t want us to stay in Syria forever,” Mick Mulvaney told ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning. “You’re seeing the end …

A White House official says tension between a president and the interest-rate setting Federal Reserve is “traditional as part of our system.” Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says it should come as no surprise that President Donald Trump is unhappy the central bank, an independent agency, “is raising rates and we think driving down the …