After U.S. court ruling, Honduran newlyweds among migrants clinging to asylum dream
Led by a dream of marrying on U.S. soil, a young Honduran couple traveled thousands of miles from their home in the port city of La Ceiba, narrowly escaping a kidnapping in Mexico before seeking asylum across the border in Texas.
Companies ask judge in U.S. opioid trial to recuse himself
Major drug wholesalers and retailers facing a massive lawsuit for allegedly fostering the nation’s opioid crisis asked the judge hearing the case to recuse himself on Saturday.
House panel wants Boeing CEO to allow employee interviews on 737 MAX crashes
(In September 12 story, corrects name of European Union Aviation Safety Agency from European Aviation and Space Agency in paragraph 10)
Greenpeace members face federal, state charges in Houston protest
Federal and state authorities on Friday criminally charged climate change protesters for shutting down the largest U.S. energy-export port for a day by dangling from a bridge.
Explainer: One possible culprit in vaping lung illnesses – ‘Dank Vapes’
As U.S health officials scramble to identify the root cause of hundreds of severe lung illnesses tied to vaping, one possible culprit identified so far is a line of illicit marijuana vape products sold under the brand names “Dank Vapes” and “Chronic Carts.”
Travel agent charged with scamming Delta out of 42 million reward miles
A manager at a Chicago travel agency has been charged with “illegally reaping” more than 42 million Delta Air Lines miles worth more than $1.75 million by registering customers as employees on the airline’s business rewards program.
Apologetic actress Felicity Huffman gets 14-day sentence in U.S. college scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent sentenced in a wide-ranging U.S. college admissions cheating scandal, was given a 14-day prison term on Friday and made a somber apology in federal court for paying to rig her daughter’s entrance exam.
U.S. Justice Gorsuch sees value of immigration through wife’s eyes
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Friday extolled the value of immigration and said his wife’s experience as a naturalized U.S. citizen from Britain has helped give him a greater appreciation of the American system of government.
Celebrities, CEOs face sentencing or trial in U.S. college fraud scheme
A federal judge on Friday handed down the first sentence in the U.S. college admissions scandal.
Tropical cyclone bears down on Bahamas, U.N. pledges aid
A tropical cyclone carrying heavy rain and strong winds neared the already devastated Bahamas on Friday, threatening to complicate Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts as the U.N. secretary-general arrived in the islands in a show of support.
