Tag: World news
Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation
WASHINGTON – A federal judge is temporarily keeping in place measures preventing the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody.Judge Timothy...
Taliban says it discussed normalizing relations in meeting with US envoys
KABUL – The Taliban said Saturday it discussed normalizing relations between Afghanistan and the United States in a meeting with Trump administration officials.The White...
Bolsonaro’s political influence in Brazil could endure despite his conviction
SAO PAULO – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not present in the room when a Supreme Court panel convicted and sentenced him to...
Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela
MIAMI – The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered...
Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana
Some West Africans who were deported from the U.S. to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a flight during which all...
US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
NEW YORK – Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the...
The Latest: Judge allows Cook to remain as Fed governor while Trump tries to fire her
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her.The ruling Tuesday by a...
US and European officials meet to discuss new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON – U.S. and European officials met at the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday evening to discuss various forms of economic pressure to exert...
A military approach to drug busts upends US efforts and raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every year in its role as the world's...
Appeals court finds Trump’s tariffs illegally used emergency power, but leaves them in place for now
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place...