Month: November 2018

Five international charities on Monday urged the United States to halt all military support for a Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Shi’ite rebels, saying it would save millions of lives. A joint statement by the International Rescue Committee, Oxfam America, CARE US, Save the Children, and the Norwegian Refugee Council said that 14 million people are …

Several U.S. lawmakers broke with President Donald Trump on Sunday, disagreeing with his assessment that it was uncertain whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the killing of a Saudi dissident journalist inside Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul. Congressman Adam Schiff, set to become the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee when Democrats …

Washington is digesting the U.S. government’s starkest-ever warnings and most dire predictions to date on climate change. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, the White House is issuing no calls for action in response to the National Climate Assessment, and President Donald Trump continues to mock the very concept of global warming. …

U.S. Department of Defense officials say a 25-year-old soldier from Leavenworth, Washington, was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan. Army Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso died Saturday in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.   Army spokesman Lt. Col. Loren Bymer said Sunday that Jasso was wounded by small arms fire and was immediately …

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is a famed tourist attraction and, to many, even one of the so-called “Seven Wonders of The Modern World.” But to some, it serves as a dark path, a way to end their lives. Throughout the years, thousands have committed suicide by jumping off this iconic bridge, but, …

Washington’s National Museum of Women in the Arts is the only museum in the world that showcases creations made exclusively by women. But in the three decades since it first opened, the museum has never had exhibitions dedicated to fashion until now. In November, it opened an exhibit dedicated to the famous American fashion house, …

Teams searching for remains from the deadliest wildfire in California history were able to comb through wreckage in dry weather Saturday, but rains are expected to return next week and officials warned of a threat of mudslides. The Camp Fire all but obliterated the mountain community of Paradise, 175 miles (280 km) northeast of San …

Meredith Ellis gets a bit rapturous about the little patch of earth under her feet. When she bought this northern Texas land several years ago, it was overgrazed and overrun with weeds. Now, she’s thrilled to find a dark green blob of fungus she rolls under her sparkly-nail-polished thumb. She picks a tiny patch of …

It was a monumental task: design a museum beside Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s “Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World,” in honor of her enduring legacy — and to accommodate 4.5 million annual visitors. Its creators felt the weight of every detail before ever breaking ground. The new museum is expected to open in May. “When we …

With unparalleled views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, a new 2,400-square-meter (26,000-square-foot) museum celebrating the statue’s legacy is set to open in 2019. VOA’s Ramon Taylor takes a peek into the building that is still under construction and pays homage to the universal concept of liberty and Lady Liberty’s more than 4 million …

An immigrant who sought refuge from deportation in a North Carolina church for 11 months was arrested Friday after arriving at an appointment with immigration officials. Mexican national Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 47, was detained at a Raleigh-area immigration office, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement news release. The advocacy group Alerta Migratoria NC said …

The pair of turkeys that President Donald Trump pardoned Tuesday will be living out their days at Virginia Tech. The Virginian-Pilot report s that the turkeys named Peas and Carrots are going to a place called Gobblers Rest in Blacksburg, Virginia. It’s a home created for them at the university’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. …

A conservative writer and associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone says he is in plea talks with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team. Jerome Corsi told The Associated Press on Friday that he has been negotiating a potential plea but declined to comment further.   He said on a YouTube show last week that he expected …