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Health Experts Ask for New Funds for Mental Health Programs In recent years, the U.S. has been racked by a number of mass shootings. In Tuscon in 2011, Jared Loughner opened fire outside a grocery store, killing six people, injuring 13. Then-Congress
By Richard Krantz Washington, D.C. 28 February 2006 watch Space Program report Proposed space vehicle With little fanfare, and on a tight budget, the United States is reshaping its space program in an
The Springfree Trampoline won the US Childrens Product of the Year Award this year. Springfree was designed by Professor Keith Alexander of Canterbury University Mechanical Engineering department. He designed it because he wanted a safe trampoline fo
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 February 2007 The Dixie Chicks were the big winners at Grammy Awards, Sunday. The singers earned five Grammys -- the highest American music industry honors. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the evening mark
Tense Relations with England Erupt into War of 1812 - James Madison Part 1 - Program No. 36 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. James Madiso
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 28 November 2006 watch Polonium report A handout image released November 20 2006, shows Alexander Litvinenko, at the University College Hospital, in London Three people have been sent for radiological testing to see
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 23 April 2006 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi Iran says its uranium enrichment work is
In America, as in most cultures, you risk offending people if you call them dumb or an idiot to their faces. You also risk a punch in the nose. It seems as if there's not a question that can't be answered, or problem solved, these days by one of th
Pakistan Prisons' Mother-and-Infant Program Gets Mixed Reviews Mohib, aged five, has spent half his life in jail. His mother, a convicted murderer, brought her sons into prison with her two-and-a-half years ago. Sehar Bibi says her boys would rather
Tensions Ease Over Irans Nuclear Program as Diplomacy Ramps Up Earlier this year, threats of armed conflict rumbled across the Middle East. Iran launched war games near the Persian Gulf. Israeli warplanes conducted drills to ready for attack. And a b
Obama Says Diplomatic Window for Iran Nuclear Program Shrinking President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron say they will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Mr. Obama says Tehran has a stark choice. Tehran must understand that it
New Talks Loom Over Iran's Nuclear Program The last time Iran's nuclear negotiators met with their foreign counterparts, in Moscow in June, the talks did not go well. Both sides wanted their maximum demands met, and offered little in return. While Te
North Korea Bids A Snowy, Dramatic Farewell to Kim Jong Il Snowy streets and wails of grief dominated the live broadcast from North Korea state television Wednesday, as the reclusive state bid farewell to its absolute leader, Kim Jong Il. Internation
Pilot Program Teaches Sarawak Indigenous Children in Mother Tongue Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. It is home to 28 ethnic groups, each with a distinct language, culture and lifestyle. Many groups are afraid of losing
Teach For America Program Serves Rural, Low Income Schools A shortage of teachers in the United States means it has become difficult to get teachers to work in rural and low income urban areas. Teach for America, a non-profit organization, is helping
NY City University Immigration Program a Success The immigration bill is the big issue on the minds of those seeking information about citizenship. The City University of New Yorks call-in phone banks for immigrants draw thousands of inquiries. Volun
Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs Obama put forward his defense of the secret surveillance programs when asked by a reporter during a health care event in California. My assessment and my team's assessment was that they help us prevent terro
Privacy Rights Advocates Praise NSA Contractor Who Exposed US Surveillance Program To many who support increased security even at the cost of some personal privacy, Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who exposed vast government s
Budget Cuts Hit US Foreign Aid Programs Mandatory federal cuts Like other federal agencies, the U. S. Agency for International Development has to cut its budget as a result of sequestration. The four-percent USAID must cut will reduce its foreign ass
Standing at a mere one meter, 67 centimeters and weighing just 56.7 kilograms, American Allyson Felix has the perfect disguise to hide the blinding speed of a world class sprinter. VOA's Jim Stevenson has this profile of the small woman with big amb