Informing, engaging & connecting the people of the world. APRIL 14, 2020

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VIDEO: Many schools throughout the United States are shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak, with some starting online classes to keep kids learning. VOA met a family in the state of Maryland trying to adapt to this new routine, as schools there will remain closed until at least April 24.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shoots President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head as the president watched a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. After shooting Lincoln, Booth shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! (Ever thus to tyrants!) The South is avenged,” and then jumped onto the stage, breaking his leg. Despite the injury, he was able to flee Washington. The mortally wounded Lincoln died the next day. On April 26, Booth, who was hiding on a Virginia farm, was killed.

As Africa braces for the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S.-donated mobile hospitals with medics trained by the U.S. military are helping Ghana, Senegal and Uganda respond to local outbreaks.

VIDEO: In times of crisis, it’s usually the most vulnerable who are most affected. In these situations, caring individuals and civic-minded businesses that can make a difference. Combine the two, and you get the results the DC Dream Center has always strived for.

VIDEO: One of the most remarkable achievements of the U.S. space program wasn’t a traditional success story, but preventing a disaster 50 years ago when a lunar landing mission went horribly wrong. Through exclusive VOA interviews with Apollo 13 astronauts and mission control members, VOA revisits NASA’s “successful failure,” when the eyes of the world focused on astronauts in great peril.

Senior U.S. officials met with the Taliban in Qatar Monday to discuss possible violations of a deal the two sides signed February 29, among other issues, according to a Taliban spokesman.