Annually, over 400 families in the United States are impacted by the rare and devastating occurrence,known as sudden death syndrome in children. There’s now optimism that some of these tragic losses can be explained by a cause, thanks to a breakthrough study by New York University.
As an important trade route connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans for more than 100 years, the Panama Canal is among the most important in the world.
People are making genetically identical clones of their beloved pets in the U.S. state of Texas so the animal can live after the pet.
Voting in national elections is scheduled to take place for an estimated four billion people worldwide through 2024. While the candidates and issues differ in each country, one big concern is uniting vote watchers.
For a maximum of 14 days, Chinese people can enter the United States without a visa only in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), an American territory in the Pacific.Now some in Congress want to shut that program down.
Since making an unlikely escape from the city’s zoo, a rare owl has captured the hearts of New Yorkers. He has proved them wrong who predicted he would perish in a few weeks.
Welcome to Ionia, a community in Kasilof, Alaska, where residents strive to live a cooperative and sustainable life. As she travels with the community to harvest a year’s worth of seaweed—a staple of their diet—VOA’s Gabrielle Weiss highlights the unity and purpose that bind them.
At Mexico’s northern border, the arctic blast that swept through all of North America this week has also caused record low temperatures. Concerns have been raised about the ability of migrants to withstand winter weather warnings.
Two Malaysian terror suspects pleaded guilty to murder in the 2002 Bali bombings – Indonesia’s deadliest terrorist attack – as they appeared in a U.S. military court on Tuesday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they have been incarcerated for at least 17 years.
Professional bull riders in the Western United States face the risk of suffering severe injuries when riding bulls that can weigh up to 700 kg. However, eight seconds on a bucking animal could be worth thousands of dollars.