Biden to give final UN address, with focus on conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine

At UN: calls to implement new pact to address global challenges  

united nations — Leaders at the United Nations urged implementation of a newly adopted blueprint for addressing a wide range of global challenges on Monday, the second and final day of…

Gunman who killed 10 at Colorado supermarket found guilty of murder

BOULDER, Colorado — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was convicted Monday of murder and faces life in prison.  Defense attorneys did not dispute…

'Short corn' could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

wyoming, iowa — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other…

Boeing proposes 30% wage hike to striking workers in its 'final' offer

Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health at Clinton Global Initiative

NEW YORK — First lady Jill Biden is unveiling a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least…

Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train' drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal jury in Texas on Monday cleared a group of former President Donald Trump supporters and found one driver liable in a civil trial over a so-called…

Jimmy Lai’s son calls on US Congress to help free Hong Kong publisher

With pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai jailed in Hong Kong facing widely condemned charges, the journalist’s son and his international legal team are pushing the United States and other countries to…

Pentagon: Small number of additional US forces going to Middle East as risk of greater war increases

Pentagon — The United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East following a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, Pentagon…

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution

NEW YORK — California and several environmental groups sued ExxonMobil on Monday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.  Speaking at…

FBI data shows violent crime down for a second consecutive year

washington — Violent crime in the United States is down for a second consecutive year, with law enforcement agencies reporting significant declines in murder and rapes, according to a just-released…

Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in most US vehicles

New York — The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it's seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian…

Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians, 1 American from ISS returns to Earth

Moscow — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule landed on…

Alleged Trump gunman wrote of 'assassination attempt,' prosecutors say

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — The man accused of hiding out with a gun near Donald Trump's Florida golf course in an apparent bid to kill the former president wrote a…

Search underway for suspects in Alabama mass shooting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Authorities have reported no immediate arrests after a weekend mass shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured in what police described as a targeted "hit" by…

Biden to give final UN address, with focus on conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine

Joe Biden makes his final presidential address before the United Nations General Assembly this week. But hanging over his head as he takes to the green marble podium for the…

Leaders, diplomats to address summit on strengthening UN

At UN, leaders agree to ‘Pact for the Future’

California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

Sacramento, California — "Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans…

Spending deal averts possible US federal shutdown, funds government into December

Washington — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new…

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers

Scranton, Pennsylvania — Under extraordinarily tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's…

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

Lansing, Michigan — Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald…

On New York visit, India's Modi celebrates cultural ties

Uniondale, New York — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, addressed a cultural celebration on Long Island Sunday, where he praised the United States' return of nearly…

US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say

Washington — The U.S. Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two…

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' scares off 'Transformers' for third week as box office No. 1

Los Angeles — It's a three-peat for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with…

Kyiv-born entrepreneur in US helps Ukrainian children get online education

A business owner in Baltimore, Maryland, who was born in Kyiv has started a charity to help Ukrainian children affected by war.  Andriy Borys has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. VOA…

Some US lawmakers urge cooling of heated presidential campaign rhetoric

U.S. lawmakers from both major political parties have called for cooling the nation’s heated political rhetoric six weeks before the November 5th presidential election. This follows a second apparent…

‘Quad’ leaders move to create ‘free and secure’ Indo-Pacific at summit

President Joe Biden on Saturday hosted the leaders of Australia, India and Japan for his final convening of the so-called Quad, a strategic security grouping focused on the Indo-Pacific. The…