WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern border, saying it differs little from a similar move during the Trump administration that was blocked by the courts. The lawsuit — filed by the American […]
A new border crackdown unveiled by the Biden administration this week is likely to disproportionately affect families, whose soaring numbers in the last decade have drastically changed the profile of the population crossing the southern border. Family units have come to represent a substantial share of border crossers, accounting for about 40% of all migrants […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against peaceful student protesters 35 years ago in the heart of Beijing is as ruthless and suppressive today as it was in 1989, a stark warning as they commemorated the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown […]
Boston’s Police Commissioner and the Mayor’s Chief of Streets are warning three major food delivery companies about an upcoming crackdown on unlawful scooter, moped, and motorcycle operations. The letter was sent Monday to GrubHub, Uber Technologies, and DoorDash and gave each until Friday to respond to a list of questions. Boston 25 News was in […]
BEIJING, China (AP) — Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square as China heightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. China has long quashed any memory of the killings, when the Chinese government ordered in the army to end the months-long […]
John Oliver took a hit at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism and censorship on Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight.” The British-American comedian noted that India’s election results will be announced on June 4 and it’s almost a guarantee that Modi will remain in power. “One polling organization found he has an approval rating of […]
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, signaling the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday took away Sanmu Chen on a street of Causeway Bay, a busy Hong Kong shopping district, close to a park that for […]
HONG KONG (AP) — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China’s history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot. The 1989 […]
The Russian authorities on Friday declared a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others to be “foreign agents,” the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Russia introduced the label in 2012, following mass antigovernment protests that […]
YouTube recently doubled down on its neverending campaign against ad-blocking services. But for ad blocker users who have lately experienced annoying glitches on the video-sharing platform, YouTube may not be the party to blame. In an April announcement, YouTube vowed to strengthen its anti-adblocker “enforcement,” arguing that they violate the platform’s Terms of Service and […]
Many physicians and nurses are happy about the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule banning the use of noncompete agreements in employment contracts. But they are disappointed that it may not protect those who work for nonprofit hospitals and health care facilities, which provide most of the nation’s care and employ the largest number of medical […]
The NYPD has seized more than 800 vehicles in the three months since it teamed with other law enforcement agencies to crack down on the proliferation of “ghost cars” and reckless drivers in the city, new stats show. Authorities beginning in March conducted 14 operations and seized 806 vehicles, made 184 arrests, issued 6,082 summonses […]