In an unannounced trip, the U.S. attorney general met with prosecutors and said perpetrators of atrocities have “no place to hide.”
Author: Glenn Thrush
Glencore Will Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Bribery and Price-Fixing Charges
U.S. prosecutors said the settlement followed “a multiyear scheme to manipulate benchmarks used to set prices for oil at two of our country’s busiest ports.”
British Militant Convicted for Role in Deaths of Americans
The verdict capped a two-week trial that featured the testimony of former captives who detailed relentless beatings, waterboarding and killings by an Islamic State cell known as the Beatles.
Terrorism Trial Ends With Account of Aid Worker’s Enslavement
El Shafee Elsheikh was accused of being one of four British members of the Islamic State responsible for the torture and killing of Kayla Mueller and three others.
Most in U.S. Say Biden ‘Not Tough Enough’ on Russia, Poll Finds
The national mood has made a sudden swung toward punishing Russia, the poll shows, putting more pressure on the president as he treads a careful course on Ukraine.
Travel Between U.S. and Southern Africa Will Resume, White House Says
Biden will end the ban at midnight on Dec. 31, reversing restrictions imposed last month. South Africa criticized the ban as discriminatory.
Biden Administration Expected to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium By a Month
Officials said the move was prompted by lagging vaccination rates and other factors. Landlords’ groups said an extension would be a harmful and unwarranted intrusion in the housing market.
White House Demanded China Provide More Access Over Virus Origin
“The report lacks crucial data information and access — it represents a partial and incomplete picture,” Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said at a news conference on Tuesday.
George Wolf, Caring Neighbor Who Once Glimpsed the Face of Evil, Dies at 92
Mr. Wolf escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and built a life as a garment manufacturer and lover of music in New York City. He was infected with the novel coronavirus.