Federal appeals court approves injunction to block grant for Black women entrepreneurs
A U.S. federal appeals court has granted a conservative group's request to temporarily block a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs.
2023-10-03 12:54
Golden Week: Budget travel takes off in China
A sluggish economy forces young Chinese to travel cheap for this year's holiday.
2023-10-02 12:22
Controversial military aid for Egypt held by new Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman
A controversial tranche of military aid for Egypt is going to be blocked, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin, announced Saturday.
2023-10-02 04:50
Federal judge blocks two provisions of North Carolina near-total ban on abortions after 12 weeks, ruling in favor of advocacy groups
A federal judge on Saturday blocked two provisions of a near-total ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy from taking effect in North Carolina, saying that one of the provisions is unconstitutionally vague, while the other lacks medical evidence.
2023-10-01 08:15
Georgia federal judge rejects conservative activist group's effort to halt grant funding for Black women
A federal judge in Atlanta has denied a conservative group's request for an injunction to stop a Black women-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs.
2023-09-27 11:28
The videos helping people get lighter sentences
In the US, people accused of crimes are turning to film producers to help show their lives in a different light.
2023-09-23 12:21
JPEX: Hong Kong investigates influencer-backed crypto exchange
About 2,000 investors lost money on the JPEX platform which was advertised on Hong Kong's metro.
2023-09-22 08:46
Federal judge temporarily blocks portions of New Mexico governor's gun ban
A federal judge blocked a temporary order from New Mexico's governor that suspended the rights to carry guns in public, according to statements from the governor's office and from the gun rights advocacy group that filed the lawsuit over the original order.
2023-09-14 07:49
Portsmouth council keeps up pressure over Aquind interconnector plans
The government is set to make a final decision on the £1.2bn cross-Channel electricity link.
2023-09-12 20:48
California judge temporarily blocks school district policy requiring parents to be notified if their child asks to go by a new gender identity
A judge in San Bernardino, California, has temporarily blocked a school district policy that requires parents to be notified when their child asks to be recognized by a different gender identity or pronoun than they were assigned at birth.
2023-09-07 13:56
US attorney's office files legal motion to block a Titanic expedition planned for 2024
The US government has filed a motion to stop a Titanic expedition planned for 2024, citing a law that protects and preserves the shipwreck as a gravesite.
2023-09-01 06:23
Nagorno-Karabakh: 'People are fainting queuing up for bread'
Azerbaijan's nine-month blockade of disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh takes its toll on residents.
2023-08-30 08:55