John Bolton: Criminal inquiry opened into explosive memoir

BBC — President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is being investigated for possibly disclosing classified information when he published his memoir in June. The US Department of Justice launched... Read more »

US Court Allows Trump to Phase Out Immigrant Humanitarian Protections

VOA — WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administration’s decision to end humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, many of whom... Read more »

Trump Signs New, Expanded Executive Order to Lower US Drug Prices

VOA — WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Sunday aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations and expanding... Read more »

Iranian Wrestler Navid Afkari Executed Over 2018 Security Guard Killing

VOA — Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during anti-government protests in 2018, state media said, in a case that... Read more »

19 Years On, Does a Post-9/11 Generation Remember the Attacks?

VOA — The morning of September 11, 2001, is one of Aidan Thayer’s first memories. He was just 3 years old when the terrorist group al-Qaida launched a series of four coordinated... Read more »

Russia, China and Iran hackers target Trump and Biden, Microsoft says

BBC — Hackers with ties to Russia, China and Iran are attempting to snoop on people and groups involved with the US 2020 presidential election, Microsoft says. The Russian hackers who breached... Read more »

Iran’s new attempt to introduce ‘military control’ over social networks

DW — Iran lawmakers are making a new attempt to get control of social networks, which are widely used despite efforts to block them. Twitter is one of the targets — even... Read more »

Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill

BBC — Final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, have been put on hold after a participant had a suspected adverse reaction in the UK. AstraZeneca... Read more »

IAEA: Iran Continues to Expand Stockpile of Enriched Uranium

VOA — VIENNA – Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in a landmark deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites... Read more »

Trump, Biden Clash Over COVID-19 Vaccine Rhetoric

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden traded verbal attacks about COVID-19 vaccines in their respective Labor Day remarks.   The president called for the Democratic... Read more »