U.S. Supreme Court lets states prosecute immigrants for identity theft
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday widened the ability of states to use criminal laws against illegal immigrants and other people who do not have work authorization in the United States in a ruling involving identity theft prosecutions in Kansas.
U.S. Homeland Security Department temporarily closes office in Washington State amid coronavirus concerns
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) temporarily closed an office in Washington state on Tuesday amid concerns over the possible spread of the coronavirus, acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said during a congressional hearing.
Second coronavirus case confirmed in New York state, U.S. cases top 100
A man who lives in a New York suburb and works in Manhattan tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to two, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
Sanders looks to take charge as Super Tuesday voting begins, Biden hopes to catch up
Bernie Sanders looked to take command of the Democratic presidential race as voting on the nominating campaign’s biggest day got underway on Tuesday, while top rival Joe Biden aimed to gain ground by muscling aside upstart Michael Bloomberg and consoli…
New York City school cancels classes after suspected coronavirus case
An Orthodox Jewish school in New York City canceled classes on Tuesday to allow for precautionary measures after a suspected case of coronavirus turned up within its community.
‘Very strong’ tornado rips through Nashville, killing at least nine
At least nine people were killed by a powerful tornado that struck Nashville, Tennessee in the early hours of Tuesday morning, flattening buildings, damaging an airport and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
‘Refused/Angry/Republican’: How 2020 text campaigns learn from voters’ replies
When Brian Durst got a text message from the campaign of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the restaurant cook in Hawaii sent back a photo of himself wearing a ‘Trump 2020’ cap.
U.S. national security agencies gather to combat potential election interference
National security professionals from across the U.S. government will meet on Tuesday in a Northern Virginia office building for an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation aimed at Super Tuesday presidential pr…
Latino voters in U.S. started changing outcomes in 2018 – they may do so again in 2020
John Verdejo moved to North Carolina by way of the Bronx, with only basketball great Michael Jordan and the folksy humor of the Andy Griffith television show as references, neither particularly relevant to a Puerto Rican family in the mid-1990s.
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders
It was a scene that was hard to imagine just one week ago.
