Tag: Government and politics
US broadcaster asks European court to block Russian fines
MOSCOW — U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is asking the European Court of Human Rights to block Russia from enforcing penalties that could cost...
Facebook panel’s Trump ruling delayed as comments flood in
LONDON — Facebook's quasi-independent Oversight Board said Friday it will take longer than expected to decide on whether or not the suspension of former...
State Dept. watchdog says Pompeo, wife violated ethics rules
WASHINGTON — The State Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife violated federal ethics rules by...
Polish civic groups oppose ‘takeover’ of human rights office
<p>WARSAW, Poland — More than 120 Polish organizations have voiced opposition to what they call “the hostile takeover” of the office of the country's...
North Carolina man sentenced in fatal restaurant crash
<p>GASTONIA, N.C. — A North Carolina man was sentenced on Friday to at least 38 years in prison for killing his daughter and daughter-in-law...
Biden meets Japan’s leader to boost China-facing alliances
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign...
Israel says it will ‘definitely’ stop Iran from getting bomb
ATHENS, Greece — Israel’s foreign minister said Friday that his country was determined to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon, after Tehran promised...
Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s motions to toss sex charges
NEW YORK — A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997...
EXPLAINER: Can cops stop drivers for hanging air fresheners?
<p>The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her...
US puts visa restrictions on Uganda, saying vote was flawed
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States says it is imposing visa restrictions on “those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the...