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More than 70,000 animals have been buried at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, located about 30 kilometers outside of New York. Grieving owners often pay thousands of dollars to lay their pets to rest. Sometimes, as VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports, the owners make plans to eventually join them.

U.S. senators will soon be weighing in on President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. With many of the choices facing questions about their beliefs and qualifications, the confirmation process could look different this time. VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson has more.

In November, Kenyan women's rights activists began 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence

Moira Smiley released “The Rhizome Project” album and book in September.   She states, The Rhizome Project celebrates all the powerful ways we are connected, though, like the rhizome roots, those connections may be hidden or forgotten.  Making a music album — maybe especially in an era when most of us listen to singles, playlists and fragments — can invite a listener into a collection of ideas or feelings that make more sense when gathered together. Curating an album of folk songs that...

Khan pleads not guilty, as do dozens of others charged

Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Tiffany Woys grew up being influenced by such powerhouse vocalists as Celine Dion, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Michael Jackson and Carrie Underwood. As a child, she’d look for any opportunity to get up and sing in front of people, and by the time she hit 20, she was recording an independent album and hitting the road.  On May 31st  her new EP, “I’m Your Woman” was released and on Sept 20th her heartfelt, patriotic and timely song “American Dreamer” was...

A historic no-confidence motion passed by 331 votes in the National Assembly, forcing Prime Minister Michel Barnier to step down after just three months in office

The National Weather Service urged residents along the Northern California coastline, including in the San Francisco Bay area, to move inland because of the tsunami threat

Ruling creates uncertainty around criminal prosecution of aerospace giant after 737 Max crashes killed 346 people

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Many of the internally displaced persons come from the Aleppo, Afrin and Shahba regions and are fleeing to Raqqa and Tabqa in Syria’s north and east

Antonio Guterres says latest outbreak of fighting is the 'bitter fruits' of years of failing to achieve a real ceasefire

Acting director testifies to a bipartisan House task force, speaks of ‘failure to meet the expectations and responsibilities’ of Secret Service

At G20, officials urged world leaders to commit to long-term investments in nursing education, improved working conditions and better pay

Bullet shell casings had ‘deny’ 'defend’ and ‘depose’ printed on them

Ukrainian officials call the Budapest Memorandum 'a monument to short-sightedness in strategic security decision-making' and ask for a NATO membership

It may be a respiratory disease, officials say, but further details await tests and analysis

Victims are held against their will, tortured and punished for not complying or being successful with scam contacts.

A warning strike by workers this week is yet another sign of impending collapse brought on by switch to EVs, high energy costs, war in Ukraine, and competition from China