They tried to help, and now they face prison: stories of volunteers who saved immigrants

Scott Warren has spent 5 years in the desert, stretching from the palm-strewn city square of Ajo to Mexico. Warren attributes this land of rattlesnakes, tarantulas and cacti to his transformation from a university teacher to a humanitarian aid worker, but this transformation was very high ...

US Peace Corps volunteers swore allegiance to Ukraine. VIDEO

A group of US Peace Corps recruits will help introduce inclusive education for children with special needs. This is one of the goals pursued by the US Peace Corps. The Voice of America writes about this. Volunteers took the oath to serve Ukraine. Azura from California is a language specialist...

More than 750 thousands in need may be left without food stamps due to innovations

Three quarters of a million people could lose eligibility for food stamps by the end of this year, according to a new proposal from the Trump administration. The primary goal of the innovations is to encourage able-bodied adults to go to work and receive government assistance. Opponents of this idea ...

In Arkansas, a schoolboy has been saving money for over two years to make a gift to a disabled friend. VIDEO

An American schoolboy from Arkansas, Tanner Wilson, saved money for more than two years to give a friend an electric wheelchair, writes RTVi. Tanner's friend Brandon Qualls roamed the school in a manual wheelchair for many years. He often had to make stops to ...

How in America to get free food

Народный юмор приписывает Америке статус «трудового лагеря с усиленным питанием». Голодым здесь может остаться только очень ленивый человек. Обосновавшись в стране легально и потеряв доход, можно претендовать на талоны на питание. Но даже если официального статуса нет, без еды не останешься. Специально…

In New York, there will be a free medical care program

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that 600 residents of the city who do not have health insurance will receive access to medical care through a special NYC Care program. He made such a statement on Tuesday, January 8, writes the New York Post. ...

New Yorker rescuing a Jewish boy, left homeless

It has been a hectic few weeks for Valeski Mendes. A Queens resident intervened in a brutal attack by a group of teenagers on a 29-year-old Jewish boy on November 16, using a broomstick to scare off the attackers. Following that, last week, City Controller Scott Stringer presented the woman with a commendation from ...

10 colleges that pay the biggest scholarships

Средняя стоимость обучения и занятий в четырехлетнем государственном колледже составляет $20 770; в четырехлетнем частном учреждении — $26 950. Но в первую очередь стоит обращать внимание на то, какой из колледжей предлагает хороший пакет финансовой помощи. Student Loan Hero недавно составил рейтинг…

In California, residents of the town have figured out how to help a baker visit his wife more often

Residents of Seal Beach, Orange County, California, are snapping up all the baked goods at a local bakery early in the morning so owner John Chan can leave work early. The fact is that John's wife Stella was hospitalized a few weeks ago due to an aneurysm. ...

Trump visits the cities hit by the Florence storm

US President Donald Trump arrived in South Carolina on Wednesday to see the areas affected by the Florence storm and to see the progress of the restoration work. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump visited North Carolina, also hit by the disaster, writes Voice of America. "America…

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