The Atlanta Voice

5 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Brian Stelter

(CNN) — After three months of legal battles and lobbying, the Voice of America network is officially being reduced to a fraction of its pre-Trump form. Widespread layoffs took place Friday at VOA and its parent agency, the US Agency for Global Media, or USAGM for short, which has led America’s efforts to broadcast information around the world for decades. “This move follows USAGM’s firing of more than 500 contractors last month.

6 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Kevin Liptak |Itoro Umontuen

(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that US military forces had dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear facilities, ending a weeklong deliberation period over joining Israel’s campaign against Tehran and thrusting the United States squarely into an escalating Middle East conflict. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Itoro Umontuen

(CNN) — US singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm following an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub in 2023. Appearing at Southwark Crown Court, the Grammy-winning artist denied accusations that he attempted to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent to Abraham Diaw at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, London, on February 19, 2023.

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Itoro Umontuen

(CNN) — President Donald Trump isn’t asking Congress to do much these days. In fact, it often seems like he’d rather he didn’t have to bother with the legislative branch at all. But despite all of his power grabs – and congressional Republicans’ acquiescence to them – there are certain things he needs lawmakers to do. And perhaps the biggest one is to pass a bill extending his 2017 tax cuts. The president’s asking a lot.

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Laura Nwogu

“Say never give up,” Orrin ‘Checkmate’ Hudson, a two-time world open speed chess champion, said to a room of students one morning during summer break. Chess sets were spread across tables, with children and their parents raptly listening to Hudson’s booming voice. They repeated after Hudson, who sat at the head of the table wearing a shirt that read “Brains before bullets.” “Say, my mind is a pearl. I can change the world. I have everything I need to succeed,” he continued as they relayed his words.