• State Department Human Rights Official Resigns Over Biden’s Gaza Policy

    "President Joe Biden himself indirectly admits that Israel is not protecting Palestinian civilians from harm," she claimed. The post State Department Human Rights Official Resigns Over Biden’s Gaza Policy first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.

  • State department official’s resignation highlights rifts over US Gaza policy

    Annelle Sheline says ‘I no longer wanted to be affiliated with this administration,’ claiming Biden is flouting US law over Israel• Biden administration’s Gaza strategy panned as ‘mess’ amid clashing goalsA human rights official has resigned from the US state department over Gaza saying the Biden administration is flouting US law by continuing to arm Israel, and is hushing up evidence that the US had seen on Israeli human rights abuses.Annelle Sheline, said she had hoped to have an influence on...

  • US, Vietnamese top diplomats discuss greater chip cooperation: state department

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son discussed expanding cooperation in semiconductors and supply chain diversification in a meeting on Monday in Washington, the State Department said. In September, US President Joe Biden visited Hanoi and signed an agreement to elevate ties between the two countries as part of Washington's effort to counterbalance China in the Indo-Pacific. The US is seeking to reduce its dependence on Chinese supply chains by...

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    Top generals who oversaw US withdrawal from Afghanistan slam State Department for delaying emergency evacuation

    The two senior generals in charge of the US military during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 both blamed the State Department for not sooner ordering a “noncombatant evacuation operation” for remaining US citizens in Afghanistan in a congressional hearing on Tuesday. “It is my assessment that that decision came too late,” retired Gen. Mark Milley, former Joint Chiefs chairman, said at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Retired Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, former commander of US...

  • San Diego State tops No. 18 Utah State to reach MWC title game

    Jaedon LeDee had 22 points and eight rebounds and fifth-seeded San Diego State returned to the Mountain West Conference tournament championship game for the seventh straight season with an 86-70 win against top-seeded Utah State on Friday night in Las Vegas. Lamont Butler scored 16 points, Micah Parrish had 15 points, Reese Waters scored 11 off the bench and Darrion Trammell added 10 points for San Diego State (24-9), which will play the winner of seventh-seeded Colorado State and sixth-seeded...

  • Tom Izzo wins 20th first-round game as Michigan State tops Mississippi State

    Tyson Walker scored 19 points and Spartans coach Tom Izzo picked up his 20th win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

  • Fifth APD officer resigns amid investigation into DWI unit; calls out department in resignation letter

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A fifth Albuquerque Police Department officer tied to the federal investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by officers within APD’s DWI unit has resigned. APD Police Chief Harold Medina said Joshua Montaño submitted his resignation on Wednesday after he failed to appear for multiple interviews with internal affairs. The investigation into the DWI unit []

  • 'N.Y. state padlock on Trump Tower': Expert says Trump is at 'next-to-last step' from ruin

    EXPERT: 'Next-to-last step' from ruin (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:THE DON'S ASSETS WILL BE SEIZED, SAYS AG LETITIA JAMES'NY state padlock on Trump Tower'Liens on All of His Assets, Bank Accounts?NEXT: He loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at trial

  • Top state court rules NYC property tax system may violate federal and state housing laws

    Properties of different classes in NYC are taxed at significantly different rates. The state Court of Appeals said a coalition of homeowners and real estate groups can now argue that the current tax system violates fair housing laws. [ more › ]

  • State eyes simplification of college aid process

    With an array of more than 50 state financial aid programs available to college students, public higher education officials are embarking on an effort to simplify those offerings by 2026.

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    Donald Trump faces an over $400 million judgment for his civil fraud trial Monday while he’s in court with Stormy Daniels in his criminal hush money case. Former Senior Trump White House Official Omarosa Manigault Newman joins Alex Witt to discuss what can be expected on Trump’s busy day.

  • No. 1 seed Wake Forest tops Appalachian State

    Kevin Miller scored a game-high 31 points as Wake Forest rolled past Appalachian State 87-76 on Wednesday night in a first-round NIT game at the Demon Deacons' home court in Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest (21-13), a No. 1 seed making its second appearance in the NIT, will host Georgia (18-16) — a 78-76 winner over Xavier on Tuesday — in the second round. Appalachian State (27-7) can take consolation in recording the most wins in school history. The Mountaineers topped the Sun Belt Conference...