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It was clear that Loujain al-Hathloul intended to return home to Saudia Arabia to advocate for women's rights after graduating in Canada, says a friend
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- It was clear that Loujain al-Hathloul intended to return home to Saudia Arabia to advocate for women's rights after graduating in Canada, says a friend who got to know the imprisoned activist while the two women were studying at the University of British Columbia. “She wanted to go back to Saudi Arabia,” said Atiya Jaffar, who was on the Vancouver campus with al-Hathloul between 2009 and 2013. “All of the activism that she engaged in after graduation, I believe she did it out of a love for her people and her country.” Now one Saudi Arabia's most p...
Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) In this Nov. 28, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo five doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine that received emergency use authorization are seen before they are distributed to doctors and nurses at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File) In this Nov. 2, ...
WASHINGTON — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too. Presidential historians and others will plumb them as they assess President Donald Trump’s legacy, Trump’s presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the U.S. death toll during the coronavirus pandemic to the miles of his “big, beautiful wall” along the border […]
Trump: Classified material can be used in Durham probe by Deb Riechmann, The Associated Press Posted Dec 22, 2020 7:18 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 7:26 pm EDT WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating the origins of the FBI’s probe into the 2016 election now has the authority to use classified information indefinitely in his investigation, a procedural step following his earlier appointment, according to a memorandum issued Tuesday by President Donald Trump. Outgoing Attorney General William Barr named U.S. attorney John Durham as a special counsel in the investigation into t...