The GuardianEgypt: global outcry steps up pressure on US to suspend aid to militaryThe GuardianThe United States has led a chorus of international concern about Egypt's crackdown on demonstrators, publicly condemning the violence that resulted in the worst loss of life on a single day since the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi last month.
New York TimesUS Seeks to Block Airline MergerNew York Times“Today's action proves our determination to fight for the best interests of consumers by ensuring robust competition in the marketplace,” said Eric H. Holder Jr., the United States attorney general. The civil antitrust lawsuit was filed in the United ...
Washington PostDeported veterans: Banished for committing crimes after serving in the US militaryWashington PostHermosillo, Mexico — Milton Tepeyac, who served eight years as a U.S. Marine, scrapes by on $3 an hour in this northern Mexican city, where he has lived since the U.S. government deported him in April. His rented room floods when it rains. Scorpions ...
NBCNews.com (blog)US says no charges for border agent who shot Mexican teenNBCNews.com (blog)PHOENIX - U.S. authorities will not bring charges against a Border Patrol agent in Arizona who shot dead a rock-throwing Mexican teenager two years ago because the fatal injury did not occur in the United States, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Foreign Policy (blog)US Will Let in Thousands of Syrian RefugeesForeign Policy (blog)With conditions continuing to deteriorate in Syria, the Obama administration is making a major policy shift by agreeing for the first time to allow thousands of new Syrian refugees into the United States, The Cable has learned. The numbers are ...
New York TimesUS Cracks Top 20 in FIFA RankingsNew York TimesA run of 11 straight victories, including winning the Concacaf Gold Cup championship, has sent the United States men's national team into the top 20 of the latest FIFA rankings, which were released on Thursday. It is the first time since 2011 the U.S ...
New York TimesRichard Everts's 'United States of Autism'New York TimesThe spectrum of autism is wide, as the low-budget documentary “The United States of Autism” shows. Its host, Richard Everts (also the director and the father of an autistic son), introduces 20 families dealing with the disorder, visited during 40 days ...