Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. SECRETARY KERRY: Sarah, thank you very, very much. Thank you all for being here this morning and witnessing my first three yards on one crutch in public. (Laughter.) If my doctor sees that, I’m in serious trouble. (Applause.) Not supposed to do that till next week,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015.  U.S. Representatives Luis V. Gutiérrez (D- Ill.), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee ruled late last week that the detention of immigrant women and children violated the terms of the Flores Settlement: “Friday’s[Read More…]

Abdallah and his six-year-old son stand in what used to be the entrance of their home, in Sana’a’s Bayt Mayad neighbourhood. Photo: OCHA/Charlotte Cans YEMEN–(ENEWSPF)–27 July 2015 – Witnessing first-hand the “shocking” devastation in Yemen’s main port city of Aden, the top United Nations relief official in the country today[Read More…]

Automaker admits failures and agrees to federal oversight, buy backs and record penalty WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2015. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has acknowledged violations of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act’s requirements to repair vehicles with safety defects and will submit to rigorous[Read More…]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of a warrantless raid in Nashville, Tennessee, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers. ICE and MNPD agreed to pay $310,000 to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable.  The U.S. Department of State strongly urges[Read More…]

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015 – 1:47 P.M. EAT PRIME MINISTER HAILEMARIAM:  Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to once again welcome His Excellency, the President of the United States of America, to Ethiopia.  We are honored to receive a sitting U.S. President for the first[Read More…]

Nairobi, Kenya–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2015 – 1:57 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, this is a very good-looking group.  (Laughter.)  So it’s wonderful to be with all of you.  My name is Barack Obama.  (Laughter.)  In case you didn’t know.  I want to, first of all, begin by thanking Kenyatta University for[Read More…]

Nairobi, Kenya–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2015 – 12:00 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hey! AUDIENCE:  Hey! PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Habari Zenu!  (Applause.)  Wakenya mpo?  (Applause.)  It is great to be back in Kenya.  Thank you so much for this extraordinary welcome.  I know it took a few years, but as President I try to[Read More…]

President Barack Obama greets embassy staff and their families during a meet and greet at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, July 25, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Nairobi, Kenya–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2015 – 4:46 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT KENYATTA:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Let me begin by[Read More…]