USA - Coverage of the US including Congress, the White House and the Pentagon.
USA - Coverage of the US including Congress, the White House and the Pentagon.
How A Dog Turned Lawyer's Life Upside Down and Helped Thousands
In 2009, Mirah Horowitz was an ambitious lawyer working in the US Senate. However, she felt lonely and decided to foster a dog. A black lab Sparkie became Horоwitz’s first rescue dog and seemed to effortlessly change her whole life. Liliya Anisimova has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.Camera: David…
Priorities Are Shifting for US Job Seekers in COVID Era
Now that federal unemployment benefits have expired, unemployed Americans are being encouraged to apply for about 10 million job vacancies nationwide. But as VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias explains, concerns about the COVID-19 delta variant and low wages are prompting some to reassess their job-hunting priorities.Camera and producer: Verónica Balderas Iglesias
US Federal, State Funding Offers Training to Those Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic
As Americans continue to grapple with the economic downturn from the pandemic, state and city governments are providing funding to train job seekers in high-demand occupations. Some of that money comes from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act to train people in fields such as computers, data technology, construction,…
US Secretary of State Defends US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan for the first time before a congressional panel Monday. Lawmakers, Republicans as well as several Democrats, criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the chaotic August withdrawal that ended the longest war in U.S. history. VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has more.Produced by: Katherine Gypson, Barry Unger
US Debates Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workplaces across the United States is facing pushback from some Republican lawmakers who say they will sue the administration. Michelle Quinn reports.Produced by: Mary Cieslak
Defense Secretary Says US Safer Today Than in 2001
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States is safer now than it was 20 years ago. Speaking in an interview with Voice of America's Carla Babb on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, Austin said U.S. defense capabilities and strike abilities have “evolved” and “increased…
As If He Knew: Prophetic Work of Sculptor Killed on 9/11
On September 11, 2001, sculptor Michael Richards was working in his studio in the World Trade Center when the plane hit the floor he was on and killed him. After one of his works was tracked down, many started to believe Richards foreshadowed his own death, because it was a…
9/11 Survivor Recalls 'Scariest Day' Of His Life
On September 11, 2001, New Yorker John Simonian arrived at his spacious office on the 30th floor at the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Twenty years on, he recalls what turned out to be the scariest day of his life. Sona Hakobyan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.Camera:…
Biden Announces Sweeping Vaccine Mandates, More Steps to Fight COVID
As the United States continues to deal with the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, President Joe Biden announced new sweeping vaccine mandates as part of a multipronged push to end the pandemic. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report. Producer: Mary Cieslak
Return Home 'Complicated' for Last Soldiers Deployed in Afghan War
Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, were among the first to deploy to Afghanistan in 2001, and the unit is now among the last to return after the withdrawal. Our Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb was there for the troops' long-awaited return.Camera: Saqib Ul Islam
Hurricane Ida Came and Left – But for Louisiana, It’s Not Over Yet
A week after hurricane Ida crashed on Louisiana, hundreds of thousands of people remain without power. Lilia Anisimova spoke with New Orleans residents who lived through the hurricane. Anna Rice narrates her story.Videographer: Anatolie Casenco
Better Tourniquets Mean More Lives Saved
It's been 20 years since terrorists rammed passenger planes into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. The wars that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq were wars in which medical advances saved more lives than in any other war. VOA's Carol Pearson tells us about one of…
Use of Canine Units Expands in US Airports to Protect Against Possible Terrorist Attacks
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA's Julie Taboh looks at the special canine teams deployed over the past 20 years that have helped keep U.S. airports safe. Produced by: Julie Taboh and Adam Greenbaum
Flight 93 Crash Site Rapidly Developed from Mine to 9/11 Memorial
An abandoned strip mine near Shanksville, Pennsylvania is now home to the largest memorial related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh, who reported from the crash site of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 and the days afterwards, reports on how the location has transformed in the last…
20 Years Later, Arlington Firefighter Reflects on 9/11
In 2001, Justin Tirelli, a fire and emergency medical services captain at the Arlington County Fire Department in Virginia, had been on the job only a few months. On September 11, he was called to work after a plane crashed into the Pentagon. Iacopo Luzi talked to the emergency responder.
New York City Family Remembers a 9/11 Hero
New York City firefighter Thomas Alioto spent months helping search for victim remains at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He died in December 2019 from а 9/11-related illness. Nina Vishneva met with Alioto’s wife and three daughters to talk about his heroism. Anna Rice narrates her story.Camera: Alexander…
Biden to Visit NY and NJ; Survey Hurricane Ida Damage
President Joe Biden is set to travel this week to New York and New Jersey to survey the damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The system made landfall in Louisiana last Sunday but worked its way up the East Coast, causing tornadoes, fatalities, and leaving millions without electricity…
What Does 9/11 Mean to Young New Yorkers?
They were too young to remember the 9/11 attacks or were born in the years after, but they all grew up in a city coping with the aftermath. What does 9/11 mean to New York City’s young adults and teenagers? Tina Trinh explores. Producer: Tina Trinh
Trials Begin at Guantanamo for Suspects Detained 18 Years Earlier
Twenty years since the attacks of September 11, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, which at its peak held almost 800 terror suspects, is now home to fewer than 40 detainees. Some are only now being brought to trial, as VOA's Yuni Salim explains in this report narrated by Nova Poerwadi…
Moving Fingers, Rotating Wrists: Advances in Prosthetics Improve US Veterans' Lives
Technological advances in prosthetics have vastly improved the lives of many U.S. veterans and service members over the past 20 years. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.