• Iran’s internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the void
    NEW YORK (AP) — Iranian American Ariana Afshar has tried to produce commentary about the first weeks of the war in the Middle East based on the perspectives of people in Iran. But the New York-based social media creator keeps running into an obstacle: An internet blackout imposed by the government in Tehran has stifled […]
  • Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump’s Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent said on social media Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure […]
  • WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?
    The idea sounds outlandish, if not downright impossible. Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending major international events — even if they take place on American soil. A few coming up are as big as they get: this […]
  • US House transport committee head wants to collect EV fees for highway repairs
    By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants to collect funds from electric vehicles to help pay for U.S. highway repairs as part of a surface transportation bill. Representative Sam Graves, a Republican, said he plans to take up a multi-year bill in early April. […]
  • Lukas prizes honor books on homelessness, the US Census and ancient India
    NEW YORK (AP) — Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the late author and investigative journalist. The winners were announced Tuesday by the project’s administrators, the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism […]