Lebanese judge bans media from interviewing US ambassador

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has banned media outlets in the country from interviewing the U.S. ambassador to Beirut for a year, calling a recent interview in which she criticized the powerful Hezbollah group seditious and a threat to social peace. The private LBC TV station said it would appeal the ruling. The court decision Saturday reflected the rising tension between the U.S. and Hezbollah. It also revealed a widening rift among groups in Lebanon, which is facing the worst economic c