WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to dismiss three lawsuits over a Trump-era immigration policy that led some areas to declare themselves “sanctuary cities.” The policy was part of an effort to get police departments to tell federal authorities when noncitizens were about to be […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts to hold Damascus accountable for using chemical weapons during attacks on civilians. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the U.N. Security Council that “the Assad regime […]
Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drinks, will take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of Fukuoka. While Tanaka’s family will push her in a wheelchair for most of her 100-meter (about 328 feet) or so […]
China has expanded its use of anal swabs to screen for Covid-19 with anyone flying into Beijing now vulnerable to the tests despite growing protests from foreign governments. A staffer at a Beijing epidemic control department told Chinese state media that all international arrivals in the capital could be ordered […]
Adele and Simon Konecki have reportedly finalised their divorce nearly two years after their split. The Someone Like You hitmaker, 32, and charity CEO, 46, are now said to be ‘officially divorced’ after a judge signed off on the settlement on Thursday, according to US Weekly. It comes following reports that Adele was […]
Australian music journalist Molly Meldrum has issued an emotional statement about Michael Gudinski and Bruce Springsteen has dedicated a new song to him, as tributes to the late promoter continue to pour in. Gudinski, a giant of the Australian music scene who established dozens of local artists and brought many […]
The Knicks whipped the Pistons, 114-104, on Thursday night to enter the All-Star break on an 8-3 spree and with a winning record at 19-18. With chants of “Let’s Go Knicks’’ from the 2,000 strong on hand at the Garden, they clobbered the Eastern Conference-worst Pistons for the second time […]
Delegates attend the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – A viral economist note has struck a nerve in Beijing. Ren Zeping, a famous economist, published […]
The future billionaire had test grades so high, examiners ordered a retake. Maye Musk shared the tweet on Wednesday, showing a letter of the tech mogul’s computer aptitude test results. The test results show straight A+ results for the 17-year-old’s operating and programming tests. Maye tweeted: “I found your computer […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called off an air strike against a second target in Syria last week after a woman and children were spotted in the area, a senior administration official told NBC News. Because of the presence of civilians, only one target was bombed in last week’s operation, […]
* Tussles over loyalty in Myanmar embassies as junta UN pick quits * Pro-democracy student group plans more protests on Friday * End ‘vicious crackdown’ on peaceful protests -U.N. rights chief * U.S. unveils new measures also targeting military conglomerates * U.N. Security Council to discuss situation on Friday -diplomats […]
The US should pull restrictions gradually, after a substantial portion of Americans are vaccinated, Fauci told CNN’s Jake Tapper. The last time the US saw fewer than 10,000 new daily cases was almost a year ago, on March 22, 2020. The number hasn’t fallen below 50,000 daily cases since mid-October, […]