By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 16 July 2007 Rev. Richard Elwood, blesses the grave at the burial for Lady Bird Johnson at the Lyndon Baines Johnson National Historical Park in Stonewall, Texas, 15 July 2007 Former First Lady Claudia Lady Bird Johnson w...
By Scott Herron Ken Schwartz Washington 12 July 2007 A former first lady of the United States -- Lady Bird Johnson -- has died. She was 94. A family spokeswoman says the widow of President Lyndon B. Johnson died Wednesday at her home in Austin, Texas...
By Greg Flakus Houston 12 July 2007 Former First Lady and environment champion Lady Bird Johnson has died at her home in Texas. The widow of President Lyndon Johnson was 94 and had been in failing health for some time. VOA's Greg Flakus has more abou...
By Parke Brewer Atlanta, Georgia 02 April 2007 Two sons of past sports stars have made headlines for themselves in U.S. men's college basketball this season. Now they are set to face one another in the Division One national championship game Monday n...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 20 March 2007 Saddam Hussein's former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan was hanged early Tuesday for crimes against humanity. His execution comes on the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. VOA's Marga...
By Paula Wolfson White House 01 January 2007 Americans are paying a final tribute to former President Gerald Ford, who died last Tuesday at the age of 93. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports his body is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol in advance of funer...
By Dan Robinson Washington 09 June 2006 Tom DeLay A formerly powerful Republican lawmaker who became mired in the scandal involving links between members of Congress and a well-known Washington lobbyist, has left Congress. Former Majority Leader Tom...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 28 April 2006 During nearly two decades of civil war in northern Uganda, an estimated 30,000 children have been abducted by rebels and forced to fight or become sex slav...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 28 April 2006 Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, right, greets Free Aceh Movement leaders Malik Mahmud, left, and Zaini Abdullah, center, prior to their meeting, Ap...
By Nico Colombant Accra, Ghana 15 March 2006 In Ghana, a small private university is helping with entrepreneurial efforts to turn the aid-dependent West African country into a high-tech hub. Although...