Old video shows fight outside Turkish embassy in Tokyo, not Kurds ‘causing mayhem in Saitama’

An old video of Turks and ethnic Kurds brawling outside the Turkish embassy in Tokyo has resurfaced in posts that falsely claim it shows Kurdish migrants “causing mayhem” in Saitama while they demanded Japan loosen its immigration policies. The video has in fact circulated since October 2015 in reports about scuffles outside Turkey’s embassy, where … Read more

Election denier who Trump wanted to take over DOJ invokes the 5th in disbarment hearing

WASHINGTON — An environmental lawyer whom Donald Trump wanted to take over the Justice Department in the days before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol repeatedly asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a disbarment hearing Wednesday. Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department civil lawyer with no criminal law experience, had wanted … Read more

Judge recommends John Eastman be disbarred in California

A judge recommended Wednesday that John Eastman, a co-defendant of Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, be disbarred in California. “In view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman’s misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court recommends that Eastman be disbarred,” wrote Judge Yvette D. Roland of the State Bar Court’s Hearing Department … Read more

Minnesota’s graduation rates mostly flat in 2023 after pandemic rebound

Minnesota’s four-year graduation rate dipped slightly this year, with about 83.3% of high schoolers earning their diplomas on time — tempering a rebound seen last year when graduation rates ticked back up to levels similar to those before the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders at the Minnesota Department of Education say the small decrease is due, in … Read more