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HONG KONG (AP) — Tang Ngok-kwan still occasionally visits the places where Hong Kong once publicly remembered Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Though Tang’s fellow activists were locked up in prison, accused of inciting subversion, and an annual candlelight vigil they previously organized to mourn the crackdown’s victims vanished, the 58-year-old continues to personally and discreetly remember the event, which is a political taboo on mainland China. At Victoria Park, […]

By Menna AlaaElDin and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday’s scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran’s most important trading partners including China. As the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks. All the while, oil shipments through the […]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday sought a federal probe into airport facilities for ritual washing before Islamic prayers, a move that a Muslim advocacy group called an “anti-Muslim political stunt.” In a letter to the Department of Justice, Abbott called on the department to immediately review the ablution facilities at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, casting them […]

CINCINNATI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Frances Tiafoe overcame Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(2) 7-5 on Friday to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals, setting up an all-American clash with Brandon Nakashima as the U.S. Open approaches. Tiafoe needed more than two hours and four match points to complete the win over 10th seed Musetti on a humid night in Ohio, with nearby thunderstorms threatening but never interrupting play. Tiafoe, seeking to revive a […]

By Kanishka Singh and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority.  U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was “patently unlawful” and ran afoul of federal […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens said Friday they are aware of Rashod Bateman’s arrest in June in Georgia over a domestic violence incident and have been in contact with their receiver. The Ravens have informed the NFL, and league spokesman Brian McCarthy says the case is under review. “We notified the league office and have been cooperating throughout the process,” the team said in a statement. “As this is […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners prized left-hander Kade Anderson will make his major league debut Saturday to start against the Chicago Cubs, manager Dan Wilson said Friday. The 22-year-old Anderson is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball and dominated the competition in his first minor league season. Anderson is 10-1 with a 1.06 ERA in 18 starts for Double-A Arkansas, striking out 135 batters and walking 13 across […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule late on Friday to tighten requirements ‌for mail-in voting ahead of the November congressional elections, despite a court order that blocking the changes from taking effect. USPS said it was issuing its 95-page rule so it could take immediate effect if a court lifted their injunctions on it. Under the rule, USPS would not accept ballots for […]

By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he thought Tehran was not ready to make the “right deal” and that Washington was observing “what happens” in the Iran war. QUOTES AND DETAILS: • “It just means that we’re seeing what happens,” Trump told reporters when asked if U.S. military options with Iran were limited. • Washington pledged this week […]