From: voa on Wed, Jun 15 2011 9:53 AM

More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies, and their numbers are growing. New studies suggest that climate change may be at least partly to blame. Scientists say rising average temperatures and elevated levels of carbon dioxide are spurring the growth of many weedy, ...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 15 2011 9:53 AM

One of the nation’s most prolific art collectors is the U.S. space agency. For nearly a half-century, NASA has commissioned artists to document its missions and projects. Seventy of the 3,000 works in its collection are in a traveling exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.  

From: voa on Wed, Jun 15 2011 9:53 AM

President Barack Obama on Tuesday visited the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico.   VOA White House Correspondent Kent Klein tells us about it.

From: voa on Wed, Jun 15 2011 9:53 AM

The leader of the rebel Kurdish group PKK warns of a return to conflict in Turkey if the newly re-elected government does not meet the group’s demands for Kurdish autonomy. Much of the focus in the election campaign was on the economy, but as Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from Istanbul, the lon...

From: voa on Sat, Jun 11 2011 3:51 AM

Mounting debt in the United States and default worries in Europe remain a concern for the global economy.   And recently, a United Nations report warns of a possible collapse of the dollar.  Meanwhile, the value of gold is at record levels, prompting some to say that countries should consider se...

From: voa on Sat, Jun 11 2011 3:51 AM

Wine is produced in all 50 U.S. states with California, Oregon and Washington leading the way.  But in the last decade, the East Coast state of Virginia has come on strong.  With an abundance of rich farmland and plenty of sunshine and rain in the summer months, wine connoisseurs consider Virgin...

From: voa on Fri, Jun 10 2011 2:43 AM

President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, went before the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday — the first step in the Senate confirmation process required by the U.S. Constitution.  Panetta, the current Central Intelligence Agency Directo...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:42 PM

A new study shows that screening for ovarian cancer does not prevent deaths and may promote unnecessary surgery. Carol Pearson reports.

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:42 PM

Wine is produced in all 50 U.S. states with California, Oregon and Washington leading the way.  But in the last decade, the East Coast state of Virginia has come on strong.  With an abundance of rich farm land and plenty of sunshine and rain in the summer months, wine connoisseurs consider Virgi...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:42 PM

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan earlier this year served as dramatic reminders that people everywhere should be ready for disasters.  Here in the United States, scientists say California will one day be rocked by a major earthquake. VOA’s Mike O'Sullivan reports that local authorit...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:23 AM

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are expressing skepticism about the success of nation-building in Afghanistan, as a two-year congressional report is released citing only limited results from America’s massive financial aid to the country.  Outside the Senate, Democratic Senate ...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:23 AM

The cause of the E. coli outbreak in Germany remains a mystery.  The outbreak is the deadliest in modern history with at least two-dozens deaths and more than 2,400 people sickened.  Eleven other European nations and the United States also report E. coli cases and say most of the victims had visi...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:23 AM

In recent weeks, two high-profile former bankers have been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting hotel maids in New York City.  VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the cases highlight a danger faced by maids, many of whom are seen as vulnerable, poor and anonymous women. Dozens of...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:23 AM

Oil prices climbed above $100 per barrel Wednesday after members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) failed to reach agreement on production quotas.  Analysts had expected OPEC nations to boost production in a bid to lower oil prices and ease pressure on the global economy...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 08 2011 12:31 PM

Syria Protests

From: voa on Tue, Jun 07 2011 11:28 PM

President Barack Obama and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel both say they believe it is inevitable that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will step down.  VOA’s Kent Klein reports from the White House, where the two leaders also discussed the uprisings in the Middle East and the state of the...

From: voa on Tue, Jun 07 2011 11:28 PM

Few debates about education in the United States are as partisan as the one over school vouchers.  Vouchers are government certificates that parents can use to help pay for private schooling for their children.  Critics say voucher programs take resources that could go toward public school system...

From: voa on Tue, Jun 07 2011 10:37 AM

Woody Allen taps into the allure of a bygone era "Midnight in Paris." The acclaimed filmmaker captures a picture-perfect Paris and offers an intimate story in a city that has lived through centuries only to remind us that, as much as we glorify the past, it’s best to live in the present. 

From: voa on Mon, Jun 06 2011 9:25 PM

The popular uprisings in the Middle East, which began at the end of last year, continue to grip countries across the region.  Though the outcomes of the protests have varied, from country to country the protesters for the most part have used a similar set of tactics.  What few people realize is ...

From: voa on Mon, Jun 06 2011 9:25 PM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is among delegates from the United States expected to attend the African Growth and Opportunity Act forum in Zambia this week.  Mariama Diallo tells us about the act, commonly known as AGOA.