Adam Crafton

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Adam Crafton

The U.S. State Department has sought to justify a travel ban that leaves nationals from over a dozen countries at risk of being blocked from entering the United States for the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games, saying that addressing security concerns is "part of what it means to host an event." In a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, the State Department principal deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott was quizzed by journalists following the announcement of full bans for citizens of...

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Adam Crafton

On Wednesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a travel ban against twelve countries in a move he described as "protecting the national security and national interest of the United States and its people". The ban goes into effect on Monday, June 9, and it entails a ban against travel into the United States by citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Adam Crafton

8 hours agoTrump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect MondayWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Adam Crafton

FIFA has once again slashed ticket prices for the Club World Cup's opening night fixture, with concerns mounting that the launch game starring Inter Miami and Lionel Messi will be overshadowed by masses of empty seats at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens in Florida.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Adam Crafton

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is discussing what the night before a race at the Olympic Games is like. "It's very broken-up sleep," she says, smiling. "For very big races, it's almost like (my body) is a race car revving up. It's just ready. Ready to get to it."And when McLaughlin-Levrone gets to it, that tends to be devastating news for her opponents. Still only 25, she has won four Olympic golds: two over 400m hurdles in Paris and Tokyo and two more in the 4x400m relay.