Roughly 8,500 American troops have been put on heightened alert in the U.S. in case NATO activates its Response Force amid tensions in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday. US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said the troops are primarily ground forces. They bring a host of capabilities, including logistics, medical, aviation, intell...
The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear challenges to two college admissions policies that take into consideration an applicant’s race. The practice, known as affirmative action historically, has been used to help minorities, particularly Black and Latino students, during college admissions processes. The high court decided to hear chal...
Investigators released a new video Friday in hopes of identifying a man seen driving the van that a Columbus mosque leader was later found dead in. Central Ohio Crime stoppers is offering an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in last month’s killing of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam. According to Columbus Police [&hell...
More than 20 human rights organizations are demanding that Facebook’s audit report on India be made public. The social media giant has reportedly suppressed the audit for more than six months. Leaked documents claim Facebook’s social media platforms were used to spread hatred and empower authoritarian countries to control political debate. The...
The US House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection spoke to former Attorney General William Barr, CNN reports. The move was prompted by a draft executive order presented to then-President Donald Trump in December of 2020. That authorized the Secretary of Defense to seize voting machines in select “battleground” states. Former...
Thirty-two global justice groups say a policy of hostility toward Beijing has “become a convenient excuse for pushing a corporate, militarist agenda.” The organizations’ letter to lawmakers focuses on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which passed the US Senate with bipartisan support last June. It would pour billions of dollars into Am...
The U.S. State Department on Sunday warned Americans not to travel to Russia, due to mounting tensions along the border with Ukraine. The statement added Americans could also face “harassment” and said the embassy would have “limited ability to assist U.S. citizens.” It also ordered the families of diplomats in the capital Kyiv to leave [&hel...
A 35-page pamphlet on the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of “Muslims and Latter-day Saints” was posted Wednesday on websites and apps of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Leaders of both faith communities have worked together worldwide because of their shared values. Latter-day Saints leaders have said they want church members...
An off-duty New York City cop spewed racist insults and assaulted a driver in an incident recorded by the officer, police said. The officer later handed footage of the incident over to authorities, sources told The New York Post. At about 8 p.m. Sunday, motorist Abdul Motalab tried to make a U-turn in his car […]
Adeel Rana became the first Pakistani-American deputy inspector of the New York Police Department Wednesday. Rana was promoted from the post of precinct commanding officer. Last July, Rana made history becoming the first Muslim police officer to be appointed as a local precinct commander in the NYPD. That appointment was confirmed by NYPD Chi...