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Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old from Myanmar, had been held in a county jail before being released to ICE following a misdemeanor plea deal.
Justice Department Accused of Withholding FBI Files on Minor's Complaint Against Trump
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District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston struck down a DHS policy allowing 3rd-nation deportations but stayed the order for 15 days to allow time for ...
Americans Reject MAHA Anti-Vaccine Vision
Vaccination of school children is embraced by 84% of Americans in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, nearly unchanged from the 2020 poll.
Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union Speech
The President stuck to the script and delivered a Trumpian virtuoso performance of glosses, falsehoods, deflections and exaggerations.
S. Korea's Demographic Crisis Eases with Rise in Birth Rates, Jump in Marriages
Marriages jumped 8.1% in 2025 after an even bigger jump of 14.8% in 2024, presaging rising birth rates.
New York Seeks $13.5 Billion Tariff Refund to Compensate Consumers
Governor Kathy Hochul bases the refund claim on an estimate of $1,751 incurred by the average New York household due to the tariffs struck down ...
Trump Expands Anti-Elite-University Crusade with UCLA Suit
The suit appears to be based on the same allegations of antisemitism leveled against Harvard, Columbia and other elite universities.
Most Americans Think Trump Erratic in Dotage
Nearly all democrats and two-thirds of independents think Trump has become erratic with age, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Trump's US a Meddler, Not Ally Says Leading French Politician
A potential successor to Emnanuel Macron sees Trump's policies toward Europe as primarily seeking to meddle in internal affairs without providing the reliable geopolitical support ...
Canada Steps in to Help Cuba As Trump Chokes Off Oil
In another clear break with Washington, Canada prepares to provide humanitarian aid to ease suffering from a US blockade of oil shipments.
Democrats in Key House Races Outraise GOP Counterparts 2:1
Democrats seeking to win seats held by Republicans raised over twice as much on average as Republicans seeking Dem-held seats.
US Women's Hockey Team Passes on SOU Invite
The Olympic gold-medalists cited other commitments to decline Trump's invitation to attend Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Deepak Chopra the Latest Epstein Buddy Revealed by Files
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Welcome to China Greets Philippine Visitors to Key Disputed Island
Digital geo-fencing installed by China displays a "Welcome to China" message on the mobile phones of anyone crossing into disputed South China Sea islands.
Seoul Asks Moscow to Remove Ukraine Victory Banner from Embassy
The Russian banner hung ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war runs afoul of S. Korea's position that the war is illegal.
Nej Tak to Trump's Hospital Ship Says Greenland
Trump's bolt-from-the-blue offer to send a hospital ship to Greenland was quickly rebuffed by Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen who reminded Trump of his nation's ...
US Saber-Rattler-in-Chief Baffled by Iran's Non-Capitulation
Trump gets a reality wake-up call from a nation with experience in dealing with US saber-rattling.
Trump Tariffs Struck Down by Supreme Court
In a historic 6-3 ruling that reverses the liberat-conservative split, SCOTUS affirmed the appellate court's ruling that Trump acted beyond the authority of the 1977 ...
US Justice Department Adds Banana-Republic Style Banner of Leader
The giant image of Trump had earlier been added to the headquarters of the Departments of Labor and Agriculture, as well as the US Institute ...
Europe Recommits to Net Zero Emissions Despite US Threat to Leave IEA
US Energy Secretary's warning that the US would leave the International Energy Agency unless it dropped its goal of net zero emissions by 2050 had ...
Trump to Convene Board of Peace in Comedic Note to Ongoing Gaza Tragedy
The Board, comprising mostly minor nations, is expected to pronounce Trump's grand plans for peaceful reconstruction despite few prospect for a credible end to the ...
S. Korea Ex-President Yoon Gets Life Sentence for Trumpish Abuse
Former President Yoon Sook Yeol was too trigger-happy andin invoking emergency powers to declare martial law for 6 hours in December 2024, leading to his ...
Trump Orders Release of Government Files on Aliens and UFOs
Trump may have inadvertently spilled the beans on classified government information on aliens when he accused former President Barack Obama of a breach in saying ...
Zuckerberg Testifies in Youth Screen Addiction Trial
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied that Meta continues using algorithms to increase users' screen time.
Radio Free Asia Resumes Broadcasts into China with New Funding
A bill passed earlier in February allows broadcasts to resume to oppressed minorities inside China after funding had been cut last year.
Europe Sees Travelers from China, India Offset Slowing US Tourists
Despite a substantially weakened Euro versus the dollar, European Travel Commission logged a 14.2% drop in US visitors and a 28% jump in Chinese.
Civic Groups Sue Trump for Scrubbing Scientific, Historic Signs from Parks
Suit was filed in Boston Federal Court by six civic groups to block Trump's crusade against information on climate change, slavery and Native American populations.
4,400 Court Rulings Tossed ICE Imprisonments Since October
ICE continues disregarding the law in its deportation push despite repeated successful court challenges.
California-UK Clean Energy Pact Angers Trump
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Humanoid Robots Spotlighted in China's Big New Year's TV Gala
Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab showed off their robots at CCTV's Spring Festival gala, China's most watched event of the year.
Bad Bunny Feud May Tatter Trump Midterm Prospects with Hispanics
Trump posts attacking Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show for being mostly in Spanish is likely to alienate the Latino base that helped Trump win ...
In Big Speech Rubio Tells Europe to Pollute More, Deport Like the US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference was intended to reassure Europe of US solidarity, but came across as a sermon ...
Eileen Gu, Beverly Zhu Received Chinese Government Funding
The US-born freestyle skier and figure skater—both of whom compete for China—collectively received $14 million from the Chinese government in 2025.
Department of Homeland Security Faces Partial Shutdown
In the absence of a congressional deal over changes to ICE practices, the DHS budget will expire at midnight Friday, impacting the Secret Service, Coast ...
Election to Replace Greene Shows Trump Coattails Tattering
Trump's endorsement of a candidate to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't deterred 14 other Republicans who feel they have a sharper bead on the needs ...
Musk, Bezos Race China to the Moon
SpaceX and Blue Origin are race against each other and against China's scheduled 2030 crewed moon landing.
Trump Policies Help Ignite Worst Measles Outbreak in Over 30 Years
Trump cuts to federal health services funding and anti-vaccine directives have reignited a disease that had been effectively kept in check through routine vaccinations.
Trump Persists in Harvard Vendetta with New Frivolous Suit
The new suit appears to be more straw-clutching in the legal war with Harvard as the Trump administration struggles to defend the suit filed by ...
House Bill to Require Citizenship Proof to Vote Unlikely to Pass Senate
A bill requiring prospective midterm voters to prove their US citizenship passed the House narrowly but is unexpected to get 60 votes in the Senate ...
Loath to Support US, Canadians Seek Disney Magic in Paris
With a 17% drop in US travel, Canada leads nations contributing to a 6% drop in US tourism.
CIA Recruits Chinese Military Officers in Humint Push
In an effort to capitalize on dissension within China's military after its top general was purged by Xi, the CIA has released a video appealing ...
Virtual Lovers Win Hearts in China, US, Japan
The hugely popular fantasy-romance game Love and Deepspace lets women in China invest in a kind of love and companionship often lacking in real life.
Trump Excluded Two Dems from Invites to White House Governor's Breakfast
Trump expressly excluded Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado from a traditional breakfast for governors based on personal animosity.
US House Blocks Trump Tariffs on Canada
The House vote, in the face of Trump threats to lawmakers, reflects a rising awareness that US businesses and consumers are harmed by abuse of ...
Blackpink's Deadline 1st Release in Over 3 Years for Top K-pop Group
The 4-girl group has the distinction of being the first band to top 100 million YouTube subscribers and the first K-pop group to headline Coachella ...
Mamdani's Second Meeting with Trump Deemed Productive
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for a second time with Trump at the White House to discuss the need for more housing in the ...
ICE Agents Entered Columbia Dorm Under False Pretext to Detain Student
An unidentified student was roused from her dorm room and detained by ICE early Thursday morning, prompting protests from Columbia President Claire Shipman and New ...
Hong Kong Appeals Court Overturns Jimmy Lai's Fraud Conviction, Sentence
The pro-democracy publisher of the Apple Daily newspaper will remain in prison under a separate conviction for allegedly conspiring with foreign forces to publish seditious ...
UC System Sells $2.2 Billion Bonds As It Faces Trump Assault on Elite Universities
Trump has tried unsuccessfully to freeze federal funds to UCLA and other elite universities on grounds that allowing pro-Palestinian protests is akin to engaging in ...
Near-Blind Immigrant Found Dead After Being Dropped Off by ICE on Cold Night
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old from Myanmar, had been held in a county jail before being released to ICE following a misdemeanor plea deal.
Justice Department Accused of Withholding FBI Files on Minor's Complaint Against Trump
Rep. Robert Garcia says 50 pages relating to a minor woman's complaints of sexual abuse by Trump was omitted from the recent release of 3 ...
Federal Judge Rejects Policy of Deporting to Random 3rd Countries
District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston struck down a DHS policy allowing 3rd-nation deportations but stayed the order for 15 days to allow time for ...
Americans Reject MAHA Anti-Vaccine Vision
Vaccination of school children is embraced by 84% of Americans in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, nearly unchanged from the 2020 poll.
Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union Speech
The President stuck to the script and delivered a Trumpian virtuoso performance of glosses, falsehoods, deflections and exaggerations.
S. Korea's Demographic Crisis Eases with Rise in Birth Rates, Jump in Marriages
Marriages jumped 8.1% in 2025 after an even bigger jump of 14.8% in 2024, presaging rising birth rates.
New York Seeks $13.5 Billion Tariff Refund to Compensate Consumers
Governor Kathy Hochul bases the refund claim on an estimate of $1,751 incurred by the average New York household due to the tariffs struck down ...
Trump Expands Anti-Elite-University Crusade with UCLA Suit
The suit appears to be based on the same allegations of antisemitism leveled against Harvard, Columbia and other elite universities.
Most Americans Think Trump Erratic in Dotage
Nearly all democrats and two-thirds of independents think Trump has become erratic with age, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Trump's US a Meddler, Not Ally Says Leading French Politician
A potential successor to Emnanuel Macron sees Trump's policies toward Europe as primarily seeking to meddle in internal affairs without providing the reliable geopolitical support ...
Canada Steps in to Help Cuba As Trump Chokes Off Oil
In another clear break with Washington, Canada prepares to provide humanitarian aid to ease suffering from a US blockade of oil shipments.
Democrats in Key House Races Outraise GOP Counterparts 2:1
Democrats seeking to win seats held by Republicans raised over twice as much on average as Republicans seeking Dem-held seats.
US Women's Hockey Team Passes on SOU Invite
The Olympic gold-medalists cited other commitments to decline Trump's invitation to attend Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Deepak Chopra the Latest Epstein Buddy Revealed by Files
The Indian American wellness guru shared a far more intimate friendship with the convicted sex offender than he's let on, including inviting Epstein to bring ...
Welcome to China Greets Philippine Visitors to Key Disputed Island
Digital geo-fencing installed by China displays a "Welcome to China" message on the mobile phones of anyone crossing into disputed South China Sea islands.
Seoul Asks Moscow to Remove Ukraine Victory Banner from Embassy
The Russian banner hung ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war runs afoul of S. Korea's position that the war is illegal.
Nej Tak to Trump's Hospital Ship Says Greenland
Trump's bolt-from-the-blue offer to send a hospital ship to Greenland was quickly rebuffed by Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen who reminded Trump of his nation's ...
US Saber-Rattler-in-Chief Baffled by Iran's Non-Capitulation
Trump gets a reality wake-up call from a nation with experience in dealing with US saber-rattling.
Trump Tariffs Struck Down by Supreme Court
In a historic 6-3 ruling that reverses the liberat-conservative split, SCOTUS affirmed the appellate court's ruling that Trump acted beyond the authority of the 1977 ...
US Justice Department Adds Banana-Republic Style Banner of Leader
The giant image of Trump had earlier been added to the headquarters of the Departments of Labor and Agriculture, as well as the US Institute ...
Europe Recommits to Net Zero Emissions Despite US Threat to Leave IEA
US Energy Secretary's warning that the US would leave the International Energy Agency unless it dropped its goal of net zero emissions by 2050 had ...
Trump to Convene Board of Peace in Comedic Note to Ongoing Gaza Tragedy
The Board, comprising mostly minor nations, is expected to pronounce Trump's grand plans for peaceful reconstruction despite few prospect for a credible end to the ...
S. Korea Ex-President Yoon Gets Life Sentence for Trumpish Abuse
Former President Yoon Sook Yeol was too trigger-happy andin invoking emergency powers to declare martial law for 6 hours in December 2024, leading to his ...
Trump Orders Release of Government Files on Aliens and UFOs
Trump may have inadvertently spilled the beans on classified government information on aliens when he accused former President Barack Obama of a breach in saying ...
Zuckerberg Testifies in Youth Screen Addiction Trial
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied that Meta continues using algorithms to increase users' screen time.
Radio Free Asia Resumes Broadcasts into China with New Funding
A bill passed earlier in February allows broadcasts to resume to oppressed minorities inside China after funding had been cut last year.
Europe Sees Travelers from China, India Offset Slowing US Tourists
Despite a substantially weakened Euro versus the dollar, European Travel Commission logged a 14.2% drop in US visitors and a 28% jump in Chinese.
Civic Groups Sue Trump for Scrubbing Scientific, Historic Signs from Parks
Suit was filed in Boston Federal Court by six civic groups to block Trump's crusade against information on climate change, slavery and Native American populations.
4,400 Court Rulings Tossed ICE Imprisonments Since October
ICE continues disregarding the law in its deportation push despite repeated successful court challenges.
California-UK Clean Energy Pact Angers Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom noted that Trump is selling out America's future with his support for coal and oil as China races ahead with clean-energy ...
Humanoid Robots Spotlighted in China's Big New Year's TV Gala
Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab showed off their robots at CCTV's Spring Festival gala, China's most watched event of the year.
Bad Bunny Feud May Tatter Trump Midterm Prospects with Hispanics
Trump posts attacking Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show for being mostly in Spanish is likely to alienate the Latino base that helped Trump win ...
In Big Speech Rubio Tells Europe to Pollute More, Deport Like the US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference was intended to reassure Europe of US solidarity, but came across as a sermon ...
Eileen Gu, Beverly Zhu Received Chinese Government Funding
The US-born freestyle skier and figure skater—both of whom compete for China—collectively received $14 million from the Chinese government in 2025.
Department of Homeland Security Faces Partial Shutdown
In the absence of a congressional deal over changes to ICE practices, the DHS budget will expire at midnight Friday, impacting the Secret Service, Coast ...
Election to Replace Greene Shows Trump Coattails Tattering
Trump's endorsement of a candidate to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't deterred 14 other Republicans who feel they have a sharper bead on the needs ...
Musk, Bezos Race China to the Moon
SpaceX and Blue Origin are race against each other and against China's scheduled 2030 crewed moon landing.
Trump Policies Help Ignite Worst Measles Outbreak in Over 30 Years
Trump cuts to federal health services funding and anti-vaccine directives have reignited a disease that had been effectively kept in check through routine vaccinations.
Trump Persists in Harvard Vendetta with New Frivolous Suit
The new suit appears to be more straw-clutching in the legal war with Harvard as the Trump administration struggles to defend the suit filed by ...
House Bill to Require Citizenship Proof to Vote Unlikely to Pass Senate
A bill requiring prospective midterm voters to prove their US citizenship passed the House narrowly but is unexpected to get 60 votes in the Senate ...
Loath to Support US, Canadians Seek Disney Magic in Paris
With a 17% drop in US travel, Canada leads nations contributing to a 6% drop in US tourism.
CIA Recruits Chinese Military Officers in Humint Push
In an effort to capitalize on dissension within China's military after its top general was purged by Xi, the CIA has released a video appealing ...
Virtual Lovers Win Hearts in China, US, Japan
The hugely popular fantasy-romance game Love and Deepspace lets women in China invest in a kind of love and companionship often lacking in real life.
Trump Excluded Two Dems from Invites to White House Governor's Breakfast
Trump expressly excluded Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado from a traditional breakfast for governors based on personal animosity.
US House Blocks Trump Tariffs on Canada
The House vote, in the face of Trump threats to lawmakers, reflects a rising awareness that US businesses and consumers are harmed by abuse of ...
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