ANKARA (AA) – The Los Angeles City Council has approved an ordinance officially designating the city as a “sanctuary city” in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation efforts, according to American media. The newly passed measure restricts local resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement, the Dail...
Republicans are considering cuts to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to offset the cost of extending tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. As the GOP prepares to take control of Congress, there are discussions about introducing strict work requirements and spending caps on these programs. The proposed...
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions targeting Israeli settlers and organizations linked to extremist violence in the occupied West Bank. The sanctions come amid rising settler attacks on Palestinians, with reports indicating nearly 1,500 incidents last month alone. Data from Peace Now, an anti-settlement Israeli organization, indicates more tha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Justice Department will ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell its Chrome internet browser, according to media reports on Monday. The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google had built an illegal monopoly over internet searches, to require measures related to artificial intelligen...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will support measures blocking certain offensive arms sales to Israel amid its ongoing wars on Gaza and Lebanon. Van Hollen said he has chosen to support the joint resolutions of disapproval because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly violated US laws governi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Two people were killed, and a third injured critically, when an apparently homeless suspect went on a “random” stabbing spree in New York City, authorities said Monday. The stabbings, which unfolded over the course of two and a half hours across three different locations in Manhattan, began at 8:22 am local ...
Legal experts are sounding the alarm as President-elect Donald Trump considers pardoning those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. They warn that such actions could undermine the U.S. Constitution, sending a dangerous message that the president has unchecked power over criminal laws. Trump, who has yet to concede his 2020 loss, has cal...
Concerns over press freedom are escalating as President-elect Donald Trump intensifies legal attacks on media outlets. Trump’s lawyer Edward Paltzik has demanded $10 billion in damages from The New York Times and Penguin Random House. He is accusing them of defamation over critical reports and books. One target was the book “Lucky Loser,...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – A poll released Monday shows that more than half of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should quit. The once-popular leader has bottomed out, with 57% of respondents believing that someone other than Trudeau should head the Liberals in the next election which has to be held no later than October […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that Chris Wright will join his administration as energy secretary and become a member of the newly-formed Council of National Energy. Wright, a prominent figure in the energy sector, has experience in the nuclear, solar, geothermal and oil and gas industries. Trump highligh...
