Russia on Friday accused Washington of trying to lure Finland and Sweden into NATO. The admission of the two Scandinavian countries would have serious security consequences for Russia that would demand reciprocal steps, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing in Moscow. Singling out the US, among other coun...
US President Joe Biden welcomed a decision Friday to activate land, sea and air elements of NATO’s Response Force for the first time in the collective defense history. “I strongly welcome the decision to activate NATO’s defensive plans and elements of the NATO Response Force to strengthen our collective posture, as well as the commitments [&he...
US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia exercised its veto power in an effort to protect Moscow’s “premeditated, unprovoked, unjustified, and unconscionable war” in Ukraine. “Russia, you can veto this resolution but you cannot veto our voices. You cannot veto the truth. You cannot veto our principles. You...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden will nominate federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be associate justice of the Supreme Court, the White House said on Friday, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on the nation’s highest court. “Currently a judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge […]...
President Joe Biden has no intention of sending US troops to fight in Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Thursday. “That has not changed,” Psaki said at a press conference. She said Washington will respond to Russia with strong economic measures due to its military intervention in Ukraine. Asked about the possibility o...
President Biden will nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, she is a federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C., It starts the process for seating of the nation’s first female Black justice. The White House made the announcement official Friday.
Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty of failing to render aid as they watched George Floyd get suffocated by former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao, and Thomas Lane were convicted on charges of not assisting Floyd as he died, and of violating his constitutional rights. Floyd’s murder in 2020...
The Bay Area’s largest halal food organization is partnering with eight restaurants and food vendors to increase awareness of Black-owned businesses and the community’s needs. Black Muslim Food Week runs today through Monday. The three-day culinary fest will offer deals and pop-up events followed by a day of fasting and community fundraising. ...
Racial and religious prejudice increased significantly among former president Donald Trump’s supporters during his presidency, according to studies published Monday by the journal Nature Human Behavior. The 13 studies involved more than 10,000 participants. Researchers and social psychologists, Benjamin Ruisch of the University of Kent in the...
New sanctions imposed by the US, UK and the European Union are targeting some names close to Russia’s president and Russian banks following Moscow’s decision to officially recognize the so-called administrations of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. While the activities of some Russian banks in international markets were restricted wit...
