Author: Fotous
Sturgis Bike Rally Revs Back Bigger, Despite Virus Variant
Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way toward South Dakota’s Black Hills this week, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up at the...
Microsoft Is Latest Large US Employer to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations
Computer giant Microsoft became the latest large employer to require workers to provide proof of a coronavirus vaccination before entering its offices in the United States.The Seattle Times reported t...
Slain Pentagon Police Officer Identified as Army Veteran
U.S. authorities on Wednesday identified the Pentagon police officer stabbed to death at a transit station outside the building the day before and were digging into the background of the troubled atta...
Harris to Push Back on China’s South China Sea Claims During Asia Trip
Vice President Kamala Harris will focus on defending international rules in the South China Sea, strengthening U.S. regional leadership and expanding security cooperation during her trip to Vietnam an...
Biden Administration Seeks Repeal of 2002 War Powers Authorization
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told a Senate panel Tuesday that the Biden administration supports repeal of the 2002 congressional authorization for the war in Iraq, saying it is no longer n...
US Has Shipped 110 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to 65 Countries
Calling it a major milestone, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the country has shipped President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the East Room of the White House i...
Pentagon Officer, Suspect Killed During Transit Hub Attack
A Pentagon police officer was killed during an attack at the Pentagon public transit hub Tuesday, a U.S. senator said. U.S. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the U.S. state where the Pentagon is locat...
Medals to Honor Police Who Protected Congress in Capitol Riot
The Senate has voted to award Medals of Honor to the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department for protecting Congress during the January 6 insurrection, sending the legislation to Preside...
New York City Bars, Restaurants, Gyms to Require Proof of Vaccination
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday people engaged in indoor activities including fitness clubs, bars and restaurants will be required to be vaccinated, beginning later this month, the fir...
New York Governor Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Report Finds
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed numerous women in violation of federal and state laws, according to a report released Tuesday by New York’s attorney general.Letitia James said...
Children Stopped at Border Likely Reached Record High in July
The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July, and the number of people who came in families likel...
S. Korea Lawmakers: N. Korea Wants Sanctions Eased to Restart Talks With US
North Korea wants international sanctions banning its metal exports and imports of refined fuel and other necessities lifted in order to restart denuclearization talks with the United States, Sout...
Third Officer Who Responded to US Capitol Attack Dies by Suicide
A third police officer who responded to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol died by suicide last week, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said Monday. Metropolitan Police Offi...
Southern US States Set Records for COVID Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are surging in the Southern United States with some states seeing record numbers of patients as the country faces a wave of coronavirus infections fueled by the delta va...
New York Governor Calls for More Vaccinations for State Employees
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority employees working in state facilities must be vaccinated or face weekly testing, beginning afte...
US Senate Pushing Ahead with Massive Infrastructure Measure
The U.S. Senate pushed ahead Monday with consideration of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, with Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promising to work with opposition...
US Official Says Getting Vaccines to Africans is ‘Top Priority’
The Biden administration is in the process of delivering 25 million vaccine doses to African countries in a massive effort to help African nations beat the COVID-19 pandemic. VOA’s Hayde Adams, ...
Canada Shocks USA to Reach Olympic Women’s Soccer Final
Jessie Fleming scored a second-half penalty as Canada upset four-time Olympic women’s football champions the United States 1-0 in Kashima on Monday to reach the final for the first time.Fleming&...