Nation Mar 28 First person successfully sues to be removed from the U.S. no-fly list After nearly eight years of lengthy court battles, it appears that a Malaysian woman mistakenly put on the federal government’s no-fly list will become the first person to be taken off of it. On Tuesday, a lawyer from the Justice…
World Mar 25 To protest U.S. sanctions, Brooklyn Nets owner wants to move team control to Russia Russian billionaire and owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, said he plans to relocate the company that owns the basketball team to Russia, as a way to push back against sanctions being placed on his country.
World Mar 21 Turkish PM: ‘We’ll eradicate Twitter’ In a stunning move Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan banned microblogging site Twitter across his country, in an attempt to quiet critics of his administration as it prepares for crucial elections later this month. Erdogan and his political…
World Mar 05 U.S. ‘not at all concerned’ by Japan’s nuclear stockpiles The United States says it has no reason to be concerned by Japan’s stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium, even as China voices strong objections to the nuclear reserve. Responding to questions from reporters, Joseph Macmanus, the U.S. ambassador to the United…
Nation Feb 10 Justice Department grants equal protection to married same-sex couples under its care In a sweeping move, the Justice Department announced it will begin providing equal rights to every lawfully married, same-sex couple under its purview, including inmates in federal prisons and those testifying in courts. In a memo to be issued Monday,…