The president acknowledges a new administration will be inaugurated and commits to a smooth transition of power
UN, US Call for An End to Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region.
Both the United States and the United Nations are calling for an immediate end to the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and for access to independent investigators, amid reports of ongoing atrocities against civilians. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic C...
US States Relax Restrictions, Health Officials Warn Against It.
Shopkeepers, restaurant owners and customers in those states have mixed reactions
US Senate Nears Vote on $1.9 Trillion Biden COVID Aid Package
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this weekend on a massive new round of coronavirus aid addressing the ongoing economic and health crises caused by the pandemic. VOA's congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has more on the impact of that ...
SpaceX Takes Flight With and Without Success
Also, astronauts aboard the International Space Station this week built the bones for much-needed power upgrades
Kenyan Women's Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding 'Gag Rule'.
President Joe Biden’s order revokes a ban blocking US funding to women’s health organizations that provide abortion or abortion-related services in the country