/tags/united-states United States en-US WLRN Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:25:19 GMT /news/2022-08-15/china-announces-new-drills-around-taiwan-as-a-u-s-delegation-visits-the-island The visit comes less than two weeks after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which prompted days of threatening military exercises by China. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:25:19 GMT /news/2022-08-15/china-announces-new-drills-around-taiwan-as-a-u-s-delegation-visits-the-island The Associated Press /news/2022-08-12/why-bidens-plan-to-boost-semiconductor-chip-manufacturing-in-the-u-s-is-so-critical The law will allocate more than $50 billion to bring semiconductor chip manufacturing to the U.S. and away from its current production hub in East Asia. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:45:00 GMT /news/2022-08-12/why-bidens-plan-to-boost-semiconductor-chip-manufacturing-in-the-u-s-is-so-critical Ailsa Chang, Justine Kenin /news/2022-05-30/there-are-2-types-of-immigrants-those-who-look-back-and-those-who-dont-im-both My story is unique in some ways, but also similar to that of many immigrants. And it brings up certain questions; like, what are the emotional consequences of emigrating to a different country? Mon, 30 May 2022 14:30:01 GMT /news/2022-05-30/there-are-2-types-of-immigrants-those-who-look-back-and-those-who-dont-im-both Miguel Macias /news/2022-05-18/the-u-s-deal-with-the-taliban-destroyed-afghans-military-morale-a-new-report-says Morale across Afghanistan's military was "destroyed" when then-President Trump made a deal with the Taliban in 2020 and President Biden affirmed the U.S. exit in 2021, a new watchdog report says. Wed, 18 May 2022 14:40:00 GMT /news/2022-05-18/the-u-s-deal-with-the-taliban-destroyed-afghans-military-morale-a-new-report-says Bill Chappell /news/2022-05-15/america-has-seen-at-least-601-mass-shootings-so-far-in-2022 This averages out to more than 13 such attacks a week. Mon, 16 May 2022 13:26:36 GMT /news/2022-05-15/america-has-seen-at-least-601-mass-shootings-so-far-in-2022 Saeed Ahmed /news/2022-05-05/what-covid-might-look-like-in-the-u-s-once-we-reach-the-endemic-phase Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now. Thu, 05 May 2022 13:50:52 GMT /news/2022-05-05/what-covid-might-look-like-in-the-u-s-once-we-reach-the-endemic-phase Adrian Florido, Courtney Dorning, Elena Burnett /news/2022-04-25/u-s-promises-new-aid-to-ukraine-in-fight-against-russia U.S. officials say Washington had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition for Ukraine's war effort, along with more than $300 million in foreign military financing. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:09:20 GMT /news/2022-04-25/u-s-promises-new-aid-to-ukraine-in-fight-against-russia The Associated Press /news/2022-04-15/u-s-lawmakers-signal-support-for-taiwan-in-visit U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan on Friday made a pointed and public declaration of their support for the self-governing island democracy while also issuing a warning to China. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:14:49 GMT /news/2022-04-15/u-s-lawmakers-signal-support-for-taiwan-in-visit The Associated Press /2022-04-07/u-s-life-expectancy-falls-for-2nd-year-in-a-row The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:10:07 GMT /2022-04-07/u-s-life-expectancy-falls-for-2nd-year-in-a-row Rob Stein /news/2022-04-06/australia-the-u-k-and-the-u-s-say-they-will-develop-hypersonic-missiles The announcement comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and its allies about China's growing military assertiveness and Washington's concern of Russia using the weapons in Ukraine. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:09:57 GMT /news/2022-04-06/australia-the-u-k-and-the-u-s-say-they-will-develop-hypersonic-missiles The Associated Press