Dive into 30 years of Olympic medal history! Our interactive tool lets you search, sort, and explore medal totals from past ...

On the morning of Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman, a former Marine, stepped out on the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower and aimed his Remington bolt-action rifle at his first victims on ...

The desert sun beats down from a cloudless sky as Las Vegas landscaper Mat Baroudi roars across Lake Mead in his motorboat. It’s hot. The lake is the perfect place to be on a scorching Nevada morning.

On May 13, 1787 General George Washington arrived in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington was the most famous man in the United States. He had been the commander in chief of the army ...

Two generations of refugees created their lives on the Gulf of Mexico. But as the seafood industry limps along, these unexpected Americans — and the entire region — are questioning their future. BAYOU ...

Welcome to VOA.com, a showcase for The Voice of America, the largest U.S. international broadcaster. Below you will find the latest headlines from VOA's 48 language services, which publish hundreds of ...

Africa has some of the world’s longest-serving heads of state. Leaders such as Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and José Eduardo dos Santos have been in power for over 30 years. It’s also a continent of ...

The 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York destroyed much more than the landmark Twin Towers of the city’s World Trade Center. A total of 10 buildings, including all seven of the WTC complex, and the ...

The war in Afghanistan has had high costs for the United States in terms of lives lost, troops deployed and dollars spent. The United States mounted an invasion of Afghanistan following the September ...

“How is your daughter doing? Is she well?” The email to Nazenin Ansari, from someone she suspects is an Iranian agent, sent shivers up the journalist’s spine. It didn’t matter that Ansari was in the ...

Farahnaz Forotan was at work in her Kabul office on Nov. 9, 2020, when the phone rang. “Wherever you are, just stay put. Do not move around. Be extremely careful,” the caller told her. For the next ...

Rasid Tugral won fans in the social media stratosphere for his mesmerizing photos of the night sky over his Turkish homeland. He shared images – such as one of a juniper tree against a glistening ...