Fridays are divorce days in Bellingham, Washington. If you want to dissolve your marriage in Bellingham, you have to show up in court on a Friday, with all of the other couples who are divorcing that week. Recently one of those couples was commentato...
By David Gollust State Department 30 May 2007 The U.S. State Department says it is looking into reports that a fourth Iranian-American visiting Iran may be under detention. The White House said spy charges filed against three U.S. citizens by Tehran...
By Imran Sidiqui Washington 16 May 2007 The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department recently installed a female as their new police chief. This is part of a trend across the United States of more women working in law enforcement. The most rece...
By Sean Maroney Washington 17 March 2007 Thousands of anti-war protestors rallied near the Pentagon Saturday, calling on President Bush to pull American forces out of Iraq. Organizers led the march to what was the site of a pivotal rally against the...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 30 January 2007 Washington's ambassador to South Korea says the United States and its partners will be patient in the diplomatic process with North Korea, but that Pyongyang should not expect an open-ended process that does not yi...
By Behnam Nateghi Washington, DC 21 November 2006 watch Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet, considered one of the finest ballet companies in the United States, opened its season recently to enthusiastic audiences in the nation's capital. Formed...
By Susan Logue Mount Vernon, Virginia 30 October 2006 watch Mount Vernon report Mount Vernon, the historic home of the first U.S. President, George Washington, celebrated the opening of new galleries and theaters on its property Friday. As VOA's Sus...
By Sean Maroney Washington 17 October 2006 Candlelight vigil to honor slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya at the Embassy of the Russian Federation, in Washington One of Russia's most prominent journalists, Anna Politkovskaya, was found murde...
By Doug Levine Washington 01 October 2006 Jazzman Duke Ellington had millions of fans around the world, but perhaps his most-loyal audience was in his hometown, Washington, D.C. Duke's legacy lives on in Washington with the 2nd Annual Duke Ellington...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 15 September 2006 watch Iraq report The latest violence in Iraq is causing deepening concern in Washington, both in the U.S. Congress and the Bush administration. Lawmakers of both parties are worried that the Iraqi go...