Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
Number of deaths and injuries was higher than in 2021
Agreement caps a long-running US investigation into British American Tobacco’s sales of tobacco products to the North Korea
Five Proud Boys leaders are on trial for seditious conspiracy in connection with the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
So far, US has transferred $5.4 million to Ukraine, 1% of the assets it has seized
House committee holds hearing in New York City, but other cities are more dangerous, criminologist says
Two New York City residents are accused of opening and operating a police station for China's Ministry of Public Security
Jack Teixeira, 21, faces charges of leaking classified information under the Espionage Act
Jack Teixeira, 21, was arrested at a residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts, bureau says
The US and 15 countries took down a ‘key enabler of ransomware’
Charges involve 'falsifying business records in the first degree'
Trump faces 34 counts of 'falsifying business records in the first degree'
It could take years for his case to reach a conclusion as the litigious former president fights the charges, extending the case beyond the 2024 presidential election
Trump is the first former president to face criminal charges
Free speech advocates and legal experts say a ban would likely run afoul of the First Amendment right to free speech
Criminal charges looming over former president related to hush money payment to adult movie actress Stormy Daniels
He's first former president to face criminal charges
The agency plans to hire more than 100 judges and nearly 1,000 judicial staff to ease a growing backlog in immigration courts
Anti-Defamation League documented nearly 3,700 incidents last year, up 36% from 2021, and the highest level since the group started keeping records in 1979
Criminal charges looming over former president pivot around hush money payments to adult movie actress Stormy Daniels
Researchers say warnings about the so-called day of hate ‘made national headlines ... frightened the Jewish community, and led to a heightened security,’ researchers say
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