![Scams targeting immigrants take advantage of fears around immigration status and deportation]()
by Atmika Iyer | Jun 10, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards...
![High court blocks Hamas victims’ try to reopen case against Lebanese bank]()
by Atmika Iyer | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that it would not allow relatives of victims and survivors of Hamas attacks from 2001 to 2003 to reopen a case in which they accused a Lebanese bank of providing financial services to...
by Huiyan Li | Jun 4, 2025 | Business & Tech, Environment, Featured, Food, Topics
WASHINGTON––Emerging uses of AI are transforming innovation in agricultural chemicals, helping to increase food production. However, experts told a House subcommittee on May 20 that the core of AI-driven innovation happens at universities, which now face threats from...
by Ismael M. Belkoura | Jun 3, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON–Shayna Raphael started promoting infant safety 10 years ago after her daughter Claire passed away due to an unsafe sleeping environment at her daycare. The Claire Bear Foundation, which Raphael created with her husband, teaches parents about unsafe...
by Khaleel Rahman | May 31, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON (AN) — The U.S. State Department has announced a major reorganization plan that would eliminate its ability to document alleged war crimes in Ukraine and Russia. Among the targets is a program critical to the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants...
![Leaders seek ways for U.S. to help end Sudan’s humanitarian crisis]()
by Khaleel Rahman | May 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON (AN) – In response to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, a U.S. congressional panel has been seeking avenues to stop the brutal two-year civil war and prevent more civilian deaths. The United Nations estimates as many as 150,000 people...
