Dementia risk is rising in an aging US population. Cases are projected to double by 2060
New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden on the United States population will grow...
Jewish Americans sue Biden admin over ‘unconstitutional, unprecedented’ sanctions regime
The Biden administration is illegally sanctioning American citizens in Israel and the West Bank, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims. The National Jewish Advocacy Center,...
Winter storm leaves mass power outages, travel troubles and bitter temps in its wake
WASHINGTON – A deadly winter storm that blanketed the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions in snow largely subsided by Tuesday morning, leaving bitterly cold temperatures in its wake...
North Korea’s Kim vows the toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before...
Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Atlanta, Georgia — VOA Correspondent Kane Farabaugh conducted numerous interviews with Jimmy Carter on issues ranging from his time in the White House to his post-presidential...
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on...
Squeezed by high prices, a growing number of Americans find shelter in long-term motels
A surge in rents and home prices left more lower-income households with no place else to go. KINGSTON, N.Y. — Melissa Krajewski used to come...
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting...
Starbucks workers expand strike in US cities, including New York
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000...