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Away from parents, above the crowd, enjoying total freedom -- having a tree house can be every little kid’s dream. It can be anything from a few carefully-balanced boards to a specially constructed arboreal retreat. Workshops aimed at teaching people how to build tree houses have become widely popular in America in recent years. VOA’s Enming Liu and Lin Yang uncovered the luxury treetop dreams of participants at one such workshop in Pennsylvania.
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Syrian immigrants in the United States are concerned about the negative tide of public opinion and the politicians who want to block a U.S. plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees. Zlatica Hoke reports many Americans are fighting to dispel suspicions linking refugees to terrorists.
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One midwestern U.S. city accustomed to taking in thousands of refugees from all over the world may be changing its policies. Following the Paris terror attacks, the governor of Indiana closed the door to Syrian refugees. As VOA's Carolyn Presutti reports from Fort Wayne, it's now a city divided between hospitality and safety.
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In the 1860s and '70s, American photographer William Mumler figured out how to take photos in which ghostly images would appear in the background. Today, Baltimore photographer John Milleker uses the same tricks of the trade that made those old photos of "spirits" possible. VOA’s Deborah Block reports.
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The Refugee Processing Center, which is operated by the U.S. State Department, says there are some 190 North Korean refugees living in the United States. But there may be more who do not claim refugee status. As Elizabeth Lee reports from Los Angeles, many North Koreans have settled in California, where they are trying to adjust to their new lives.
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The holiday season is once again upon us. That means retailers and shopping malls around the world are busy with the final decorating touches for the start of the all-important holiday shopping season. In the United States, that's usually the Friday after Thanksgiving. Retailers call the start of the holiday shopping season "Black Friday". That's because, for many retailers, it marks the day they finally move from the red (as in losses) and into the black as in profits. Mil Arcega has more.
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In the wake of attacks claimed by the Islamic State militant group in Paris, Beirut, and Tunis, U.S. President Barack Obama is reassuring Americans on the threat of terrorism over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
“Right now, we know of any specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland,” he says.
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As Americans take to the highways, skies and rails for their Thanksgiving holiday travel, most say that safety is something that concerns them. VOA’s Adrianna Zhang reports.
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Tensions ran high overnight in the Midwest city of Chicago as protesters reacted to release of a police video. The video shows a veteran white police officer shooting a black teenager. VOA's Carolyn Presutti reports from Chicago
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President Obama awarded 17 distinguished individuals with the nation’s highest civilian honor Tuesday. The honorees included athletes and musicians, politicians and protestors. VOA’s Katherine Gypson has more from the White House.
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Less than two weeks after terrorists opened fire in a deadly attack in Paris, U.S. President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande pledged unity in the fight against the Islamic State militant group, which claimed responsibility for the attack that killed at least 130 people. But as VOA correspondent Aru Pande reports, Tuesday’s talks at the White House also covered the downing of a Russian jet over Turkey.
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Kurdish forces backed by US air strikes liberated the city of Sinjar in Iraq from the Islamic State terrorist group earlier this month, and now are looking for help with reconstruction in the region. And the Yazidi population — a religious minority in Iraq's Kurdish region — is upset that nearly 3,000 Yazidi women and children kidnapped by the IS militants are still in captivity. VOA’s Kawa Omar reports, and Bronwyn Benito narrates his report.
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President welcomed his French counterpart to the White House for talks on how best to fight Islamic State militants in the wake of the deadly jihadist attacks on Paris.
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The 2015 Capitol Christmas tree, also known as the People’s Tree, arrived last Friday, marking the beginning of the holiday season on Capitol Hill. VOA’s Yang Chen and Adrianna Zhang have more.
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There are more than 6,500 foreign-born Catholic priests in the United States. Many are from Africa, where the pope is visiting this week. VOA's Carolyn Presutti has the story.
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The U.S. Navy has deployed one of its newest and most advanced ships to Cambodia to conduct joint training drills in the Gulf of Thailand. Riding hull-to-hull with Cambodian ships, the seamen of the USS Fort Worth are executing joint-training drills that will help build relations in Southeast Asia. David Boyle reports for VOA from Preah Sihanouk province.
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Washington will be quieter than usual this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, even as Americans across the nation register heightened concerns over possible terrorist threats. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports new polling data from ABC News and the Washington Post newspaper show an electorate increasingly focused on security issues after the deadly Islamic State attacks in Paris.
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Secretary of State John Kerry travels to the Middle East on Sunday for talks on the efforts to bring political stability to Syria. He is also expected to discuss the escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians in what will be his first visit to Israel in more than a year. VOA State Department correspondent Pam Dockins has the story.
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The terrorist attacks in Paris by Islamic State militants are the most recent act of incomprehensible violence by a group that says the West is at war with Islam. For decades, the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington has successfully bridged gaps between religious beliefs. One of the many ways? An annual concert that celebrates all faiths. VOA's Alberto Pimienta reports.
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U.S. political rhetoric about Syrian refugees has been heating up, with Republican presidential candidates voicing opposition to accepting them into the United States. While one candidate, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, has said the U.S. shouldn't even take in orphans under 5, a charitable organization based in his state continues to help refugees find homes. VOA's Michael Lamon reports.