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Li admitted in a plea agreement to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government

US urges both sides to refrain from violence

For nearly 100 years, Americans have enjoyed watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The spectacle is an annual tradition that aims to make millions of consumers feel connected to the department store. VOA’s Dora Mekouar looks at the parade preparation.

Former president boosts his margins in almost all parts of country, finding particular success in increasing his share of Hispanic vote

Trump said the tariffs would remain in place until the two countries clamp down on drugs, particularly fentanyl, and migrants crossing the border illegally

Apprehensions come as Libya remains key point of departure for people from Middle East, Africa aiming to reach Europe

They say mass deportations could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally

The committee plans to host four candidate forums — some in person and some virtually — in January, with the final election on February 1 during the party’s winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland

President calls it a ‘commitment to our democratic values’

The number of people killed in Sudan’s civil war is far higher than previously thought, according to new research. The conflict has forced 11 million people to flee their homes and has created the world’s worst hunger crisis. Henry Ridgwell reports.

Over 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in contentious new selection process, but random drawing in the end will determine who gets on the ballot, officials say

Risks grow amid growing influence of armed gangs, collapsed health care system

5th US Circuit panel cites federal Controlled Substances Act, which since 1970 has prohibited manufacture, distribution, dispensing and possession of marijuana

Republican President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet include some historic firsts, though women and people of color make up less of the overall number than they did when Democratic President Joe Biden first took office

Defendant has admitted charges in trial that turned into examination of pervasiveness of sexual violence in France and beyond

Small island is strategically located in the Indian Ocean

Closing arguments cap 15-day trial in which prosecutors sought to show Google monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks and tried to dominate the market for ad exchanges

Budget shortfall could complicate efforts to protect state’s progressive policies

Twenty-four passengers were killed while 46 others survived; Somali government says it will begin evacuating survivors of two boats, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar