WASHINGTON (VOA) – If you sustain a head injury today, even a mild one, you only have one choice: a trip to the hospital to determine the severity of your injury. But now, the development of a new mobile brain scan device could change all that. The device, under development, scans brain waves and will [...]
WASHINGTON (VOA) – The street outside the White House, home to the U.S. president, has long been the scene of political demonstrations and protests. But since the pavement in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. was closed to traffic for security reasons more than a decade ago, it has become a venue for other activities. Priscilla [...]
WASHINGTON (VOA) – With their four-chambered stomachs and insatiable desire to nibble on anything even resembling a plant, goats are gaining credibility as land clearers. As a result, the U.S. environmental movement has come up with a novel way to destroy large extensions of invasive weeds and grasses: Rent a Goat. So far, the results [...]
WASHINGTON (VOA) – It is Labor Day weekend here in the United States — a national holiday dating back more than 100 years. It is meant to honor the more than 155 million workers in the United States, and for most, it is a day of play. VOA’s Paul Sisco tells us about it.
WASHINGTON (VOA) – Upbeat reports on factory orders and jobs did little to ease worries about the world’s largest economy. Despite a private sector report showing job losses eased last month and worker productivity is rising, investors remain troubled that stock prices may have risen too far – too fast. VOA’s Mil Arcega has more.
WASHINGTON (VOA) – Argonne National Laboratory in the midwestern state of Illinois is one of the oldest and largest facilities operated by the United States Department of Energy. Originally established for the study of nuclear technology, Argonne is now on the cutting edge of research on alternative energy. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, every few [...]
WASHINGTON (VOA) – Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi is in the spotlight this week with celebrations in Tripoli marking the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought him to power. Mr. Gadhafi invited world leaders to attend, although many Western dignitaries stayed away. Later this month, Colonel Gadhafi will attend the UN General Assembly in New [...]
WASHINGTON (VOA) – The commander of U.S. forces in Asia says North Korea will likely be at the top of his successor’s list of concerns after their change-of-command in October, but that other issues, including the continuing growth of China’s military, will also need attention. The commander, Admiral Timothy Keating, sat down recently with VOA [...]
WASHINGTON (VOA) – Recently, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said he wants to send American troops to a disputed strip of territory in northern Iraq — for a limited time — to defuse growing tensions between Iraqi security forces and the Kurdish militia . General Ray Odierno says the goal is to build [...]