WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy, ruling that internet providers are usually not liable for copyright infringement even if they know their users are downloading copyrighted works. In a 9-0 decision, the justices threw out Sony’s lawsuit and a $1-billion jury verdict against…
WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, abruptly resigned on Tuesday, becoming the most senior national security official to break publicly with the Trump administration over its military campaign against Iran. In a statement posted on social media, Kent said he “cannot in good conscience” continue serving in the administration, contending that Iran…
In the first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians were displaced in one of the fastest mass movements of people in recent history. Train stations became shelters. Theaters became aid centers. Borders became waiting rooms for grief. Journalists moved in the opposite direction, toward uncertainty, because without witnesses, displacement becomes statistics and…