SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — It’s lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent coloring — find their way to Ella Branham. “They’re not very aggressive and they’re kind of picky eaters,” said Branham, a technician, as she […]
Biden: New US-Vietnam Strategic Partnership Not About Containing China
U.S. President Joe Biden has held his highest-level direct talks in months with the Chinese. The talks came during the recent summit of 20 of the world’s largest economies in New Delhi, India. During a historic visit to Vietnam after that, Biden also said a comprehensive strategic partnership between the U.S. and Vietnam is not […]
Does the West Rely Too Much on Russia’s Nuclear Fuel?
Last month, Canada imposed sanctions on Russia’s nuclear sector. Targets included subsidiaries of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation. The U.S. imposed similar sanctions in April. Yet the West continues to have ties with Rosatom, which dominates the nuclear fuel supply chain. Oleksii Kovalenko has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. VOA footage by Kostiantyn […]
Israeli PM Announces US Visit, No Biden Meeting Planned
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the United States this month, his office said Sunday, but is not expected to meet with President Joe Biden amid months of tensions. The planned visit would be Netanyahu’s first trip to Israel’s longtime ally the United States since reelection late last year. The Israeli premier […]
Hurricane Lee Remains Major Storm
The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Lee remains a major hurricane, and, while still far from land, is creating dangerous conditions in the northern Caribbean and will do the same for the U.S. east coast in the coming week. In its latest report Monday, the hurricane center said Lee is about 545 kilometers […]
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts for Third Time This Year
WASHINGTON — The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island began to erupt on Sunday afternoon, with flows currently confined to the surrounding crater floor, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday. Webcam images show fissures at the base of the volcano’s crater that are generating lava flows on the surface of the crater floor. The Hawaii […]
Phoenix Sets New Heat Record, Hitting 43.3 C on 54 Days This Year
PHOENIX — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 43.3 Celsius. It was the 54th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport made the mark, eclipsing the previous […]
US Observes Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
FILE — Identical twins Janita Ollison, left , and Jeannetta Ollison 17, of Gresham, Oregon, try to read some of the names of 9/11 victims printed on “Flags of Honor” erected as a memorial in Gresham Ore., Sept. 10, 2003. The United States on Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, terror attacks […]
Most of West Maui Will Welcome Back Visitors Next Month
HONOLULU — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. Nonessential travel to much of the island’s western coastline has been strongly discouraged since devastating wildfires killed at least 115 people in the historic town of Lahaina last month. […]