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Efforts to bring international students to U.S. campuses and send American students overseas has accelerated in the past five years, according to an American Council on Education (ACE) survey of U.S. colleges. International engagement was “high” or “very high,” ACE said of the more than 70 percent of 1,100 American colleges and universities it polled …

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions vociferously denied any collusion with Russia to sway last year’s presidential election. Appearing before a Senate panel, Sessions defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire former FBI director James Comey, but repeatedly refused to discuss any conversations involving the president. VOA’s Michael Bowman has details. …

The United States is not winning in Afghanistan. That’s according to U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who testified before lawmakers during a Defense Department budget hearing on Tuesday. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has the latest. …

High-profile supporters of President Donald Trump are turning on special counsel Robert Mueller, the man charged with investigating Russian interference in the U.S. election and possible collusion with Trump’s campaign. As Mueller builds his legal team, Trump’s allies have begun raising questions about the former FBI director’s impartiality, suggesting he cannot be trusted to lead …

Pope Francis has named Monsignor Charles Thompson as the new archbishop of Indianapolis, the Vatican announced Tuesday.   Thompson, a canon lawyer, replaces Cardinal Joseph Tobin, whom Francis moved to Newark, New Jersey last year.   Thompson, a 56-year-old native of Louisville, Kentucky, has been bishop of Evansville since 2011.   Thompson has also taught …

President Donald Trump says apprenticeships could match workers with millions of open jobs, but he’s reluctant to devote more taxpayer money to the effort. Instead, Trump and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta say the administration is focused on getting universities and private companies to pair up and pay the cost of such learn-to-earn arrangements.   The …

A Democratic congressman from Illinois has introduced a bill named for President Donald Trump’s infamous “covfefe” tweet with the goal of ensuring presidential social media posts are archived.   U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement or COVFEFE act Monday. It would amend the Presidential Records Act to include …

Attorney General Jeff Sessions steps back into a familiar arena Tuesday when he testifies before the Senate intelligence committee about his role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the investigation into contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russia. Last week, Comey raised additional questions about Sessions’ involvement, saying the FBI knew of …

The state of Hawaii on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant the Trump administration’s emergency request seeking to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminatory. Lawyers for Hawaii, which challenged Trump’s ban in court and won …

To someone like Alexei Romanoff, you’re never too old to fight for what’s right. The Russian immigrant, who came to the US at the age of 4, helped organize one of the first mass gay rights demonstrations in the nation. Now, at age 80, he’s still leading the charge. …

Broadway’s highest honor – the Tony Awards – were presented Sunday night in New York. Recognition also went to a lot of people who work behind the scenes on Broadway – writers, directors and designers.  But there are some people who work behind the scenes who go unheralded. People like stage managers, who are usually …

President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, has made it official. She and their young son have moved into the White House. The first lady tweeted the news on Sunday evening after she arrived at the White House with Trump and their 11-year-old son, Barron. The president spent the weekend at his private golf club in Bedminster, …

Katy Perry opened up about having suicidal thoughts during a marathon weekend livestream event.   “I feel ashamed that I would have those thoughts, feel that low, and that depressed,” she said Saturday on YouTube during a tearful session with Siri Singh from the Viceland series “The Therapist.”   The pop star has been livestreaming …

Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across the United States in pride and protest to celebrate and demand full rights for the LGBT community. The events had various names, including the Equality March in Washington, D.C., and the Resist March in Los Angeles. But full recognition of the rights for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals …

Puerto Ricans get the chance Sunday to tell the U.S. Congress which political status they believe best benefits the U.S. territory as it remains mired in an economic crisis that has triggered an exodus of islanders to the mainland.   Congress ultimately has to approve the outcome of Sunday’s referendum that offers voters three choices: …

Natural caves where desert natives once made their homes … places where massive boulders appear to rise up from the desert … ancient rocks inscribed with symbolic carvings … a once-active volcano where visitors can walk down into its center. These are just a few of the timeless wonders that national parks traveler Mikah Meyer …

Former Vice President Joe Biden has encouraged onetime GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for the Senate in Utah if longtime Republican incumbent Orrin Hatch decides to retire next year. Biden made the recommendation to Romney Friday evening at the Utah resort where Romney was hosting an annual invitation-only business and politics summit. The …

Did President Donald Trump break the law when he allegedly asked then-FBI Director James Comey in February to stop his investigation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn? The question is at the heart of a legal debate a day after Comey disclosed during closely watched congressional testimony that Trump asked him to end his …

The U.S. Department of Justice Friday called for the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump violated the constitution by accepting foreign payments at his hotels. The lawsuit, filed in January, said Trump violates the Constitution’s “emoluments” clause, which bars him from accepting gifts from foreign governments without congressional approval, by maintaining ownership over …

Marches against Islamic law were planned Saturday in more than two dozen cities across the United States, but scholars and others say the protesters are stoking unfounded fears and promoting a distorted and prejudiced view of the religion.    The group organizing the rallies, ACT for America, claims Shariah “is incompatible with Western democracy and …

A leader at one of Virginia’s largest mosques has resigned after the imam there made comments in support of female genital mutilation. Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, who was director of outreach at the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, posted his resignation Friday on his website. Abdul-Malik says he’s leaving after “many reprehensible statements” by Dar …

U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer plans to file a complaint early next week about former FBI Director James Comey’s disclosure of conversations with the president, a person close to the legal team said on Friday. Lawyer Marc Kasowitz will file the complaint with the Justice Department’s inspector general and will also make a “submission” …

The winning bid for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett may top several million dollars in an online auction to benefit a California homeless charity that wraps up Friday night. For the 18th consecutive year, Buffett is auctioning off a lunch to raise money for the Glide Foundation, which helps homeless people in San …

When former FBI Director James Comey revealed Thursday that he orchestrated a disclosure of damaging details about his conversations with President Donald Trump, he demonstrated his savvy use of media and his skills as a Washington operator. He also kicked up a hornet’s nest of questions about the legal and ethical implications of the move. …

Nuanced conversations. Conflicting versions of events. Lingering intrigue. For all of the things that came into clearer focus with Thursday’s testimony from fired FBI Director James Comey, plenty of other questions remain. A few takeaways from Comey’s appearance before the Senate intelligence committee: Watch: Comey on Trump‘s Word: ‘I Took It As A Direction’ ​The …

Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that the United States supported peace talks on Cyprus aimed at reunifying the divided island. Pence hosted Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades at the White House on Thursday. The White House said Pence expressed hope that Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders “will agree to a settlement that would reunify Cyprus …