The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) was informed of a suit filed against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) by Judge Ashley Tabaddor, an immigration judge for the U.S. Immigration Court. In this suit, Judge Tabaddor challenges an order that indefinitely recuses her from hearing cases involving Iranian nationals, citing that the order violates her First Amendment ... Read More »
Makers of an upcoming documentary called Golf Alpha Yankee explain their project this way: For LGBT people in Iran and other places in the world where being gay is a crime, taking off the mask is legally punishable by arrest, imprisonment, torture, or even execution.Golf Alpha Yankee tells their true story. The film provides an intimate immersion into the world of ... Read More »
French winger and Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery has announced his departure from the international football, thus passing the chance to join ‘Les Bleus’ for the 2016 European Championship. “I am stopping,” the 31-year-old told German magazine Kicker in an interview to be published on Thursday. “I realized that this moment has come.” The 31 year-old won 81 caps and ... Read More »
Mark Oxley launched the ball towards opposite number Darren Jamieson, who misjudged the bounce and watched in horror as the ball crossed his line. That ended up being the winning goal as Hibernian beat Livingston 2-1. Read More »
A touching tribute by Jimmy Fallon to honor Robin Williams. He showed the clip of his first appearance on the Johnny Carson tonight show. Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy (1978–82), Williams went on ... Read More »
Everyone needs a set of wheels to get from point A to point B. Some choose to be flashy in $100,000 electric sports cars while others are content cruising around in everyday vehicles. When you think of the wealthy, if you do, what do imagine them driving? A Porsche 911? A Lamborghini Gallardo? An old-school Rolls-Royce? Luxury models led the ... Read More »
Tehran Times – The first phase of Iran’s largest wind farm came on stream on Monday in the town of Takestan, which is located in the northwestern province of Qazvin. The wind farm has a power generation capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) in the first phase, which was put into operation at a cost of 30 million Euro, the IRNA ... Read More »
Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has harshly criticized hard-liners opposed to making a deal over Iran’s contested nuclear program with world powers, calling them “political cowards.” Rohani made the comments in a televised speech during an annual meeting of Iranian ambassadors on August 11. Rohani said: “Anytime we negotiate, they start shaking. Well, to hell. Go and find a warm place ... Read More »
Apparently, one boy may have a long career in the news business. Noah Ritter, a 5-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was offered the microphone from Newswatch 16’s Sofia Ojeda to describe his experience at the Wayne County Fair. And he did a great job as a stand-in broadcast reporter. He’s a natural. Read More »
Beloved actor Robin Williams was found dead on Monday, police reported. He was 63. The apparent cause of death was suicide, authorities said. According to his publicist, Williams had been battling severe depression. Williams was best known for his starring roles in classic comedies like Mrs. Doubtfire and Jumanji. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his ... Read More »