The Trump administration is weighing whether to pursue terrorism-related sanctions against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as officials review allegations the agency has ties to Hamas and consider steps that could further pressure its leadership and operations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The United Nations agency provides aid, schooling, healthcare, shelter and ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a Ukrainian woman with helping to carry out dozens of cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure, working with Russian-backed hackers, according to newly unsealed indictments. The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is also offering up to $10 million for information leading to others tied to one of the pro-Russia hacking groups she was ...
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public Thursday for the first time in 11 months in Norway as her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award on her behalf. Machado had been in hiding since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Her recognition came after mounting a peaceful challenge to ...
The semifinals of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas are set. The San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, Dec. 10 in a 132-119 victory in the final game of the NBA Cup quarterfinals. San Antonio had seven different players reach double figures in scoring, but guard Stephon Castle posted a 30-point double-double with 10 rebounds and ...
This is a sting the Canadians are going to be feeling until February. The U.S. women clinched this year’s Rivalry Series in resounding fashion Wednesday night, tagging their archrivals for a record 10 goals. It’s the most goals Canada has ever allowed in international play, topping the nine they gave up to the U.S. at the 2012 world championships. The U.S. ...
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public Thursday for the first time in 11 months in Norway as her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award on her behalf. Machado had been in hiding since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Her recognition came after mounting a peaceful challenge to ...
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been arrested and booked into Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Prior reports noted he had been detained by police, though no reason for his detainment was given. It’s the latest development in a day that had already seen Moore fired from his position as the Wolverines’ coach after the ...
Is Joe Burrow still having fun playing football? That’s a question the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is still trying to figure out. In a Dec. 10 press conference, one reporter asked Burrow if the turf toe injury that kept the quarterback sidelined for 10 weeks had affected ‘the way [he] views the game.’ After saying the injury didn’t affect how he ...
This is a sting the Canadians are going to be feeling until February. The U.S. women clinched this year’s Rivalry Series in resounding fashion Wednesday night, tagging their archrivals for a record 10 goals. It’s the most goals Canada has ever allowed in international play, topping the nine they gave up to the U.S. at the 2012 world championships. The U.S. ...
Always heated, the stakes in the latest Rivalry Series are even higher. The U.S. women’s hockey games against archrival Canada this week are the final chance for coaches to evaluate players before the 2026 Olympic team is named next month. There are 30 players on the Rivalry Series roster, 27 skaters and three goaltenders. But Olympic rosters have only 23 ...