The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday asked two federal judges to order the Trump administration not to deport any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law, contending that immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart removals despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s restrictions on how it can use the act….
President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war. Trump spoke shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the U.S. may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is…
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani on Major League Baseball’s paternity list on Friday as the three-time Most Valuable Player and his wife, Mamiko, await the birth of their first child. Ohtani, who stayed behind when the team traveled to Texas for a three-game series against the Rangers, can be on the…
First the nation’s top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society. Trump said Thursday… © Japan Today
The United States and Japan need to work together to align their defense forces in the face of an increasingly assertive China, new U.S. Ambassador George Glass said upon his arrival in Tokyo on Friday. “We sit with Japan in a very tough neighborhood. You have Russia, you have China, and you have North Korea,”…
Leeds and Burnley remain favourites to secure promotion to the Premier League after both teams won again on Friday to remain tied on points at the top of… © Japan Today
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to transfer a Tufts University student being held in Louisiana to Vermont while he weighs her claims that U.S. immigration authorities unlawfully arrested her based on her pro-Palestinian advocacy. The decision by U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington marked an early victory for Turkish…
Former England assistant Steve Holland was fired by Japanese side Yokohama F-Marinos, the club said Friday, less than four months after he took over as manager. Gareth Southgate’s former right-hand man, who helped take England to two European Championship finals and one World Cup semifinal, had led Yokohama to just one league win in 11…
In less than a year, Katy Perry has released an album, campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and, just this week, flown to space. As she heads to Mexico City to kick off a world tour on Wednesday, the pop superstar shows no intention of slowing down. “I’m always open and I say, ‘Why not?’…
The federal judge in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs for sex trafficking and other charges denied Friday the music mogul’s bid to delay his trial by two months, saying he had ample time to prepare. On Monday, the rapper and record producer pleaded not guilty to two new charges added to the criminal racketeering…
