By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 01 December 2007 The United States has taken a 2-0 lead over Russia after the first day of play at the best-of-five match Davis Cup Tennis finals in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Schy reports from Memorial Coliseum,...
By Tony Budny Washington 31 August 2007 The Labor Day holiday in the United States falls annually on the first Monday of September. It is meant to commemorate the hard work and dedication of individuals in the American workforce. Since it became a na...
By Paul Sisco Washington 01 August 2007 At the bank, the airport, paying a toll --Americans know they are probably being watched and have come to expect it. Increasingly, surveillance cameras are becoming even more commonplace. Paul Sisco reports. Su...
By Paula Wolfson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 President Bush is calling on Americans to be patient, as the U.S. troop buildup takes effect in Iraq. Mr. Bush spoke at an Independence Day event in the state of West Virginia -- as Americans across the...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 20 June 2007 The Arab American Institute and the organization Americans for Peace Now have released the results of a joint survey that measures support for Arab-Israeli peace. The poll of Arab and Jewish Americans sho...
By Cache Seel Cairo 29 May 2007 Iran announced that three Iranian-Americans have been formally charged with endangering national security and espionage. Cache Seel has details from our Middle East bureau in Cairo. The two academics and one journalist...
By Paula Wolfson White House 28 May 2007 Americans are honoring the nation's military war dead on this Memorial Day holiday in the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush led observances at Arlington National Cemetery. This is the d...
By Marissa Melton Washington 26 May 2007 President Bush has called on Americans to rededicate themselves to the cause of freedom, as the nation remembers its war dead on this Memorial Day weekend. Marissa Melton reports from Washington. In his weekly...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 April 2007 A new poll shows that declining American public support for the war in Iraq is leading to an increasingly negative public opinion of resorting to military force to settle global conflicts. The findings come in...
By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 09 February 2007 watch Hispanic Muslim report The number of Hispanic Americans converting to Islam is growing rapidly -- particularly in New York, California, Texas and Florida, which have the greatest concentration of...