White House plans caps for religious refugees, Iraqis, Central Americans
The White House on Thursday proposed a new refugee policy that would allow 5,000 people fleeing religious persecution, 4,000 Iraqis, and 1,500 Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans to move to the United States during the 2020 fiscal year.
New York prosecutors agree to put request for Trump tax returns on hold
New York prosecutors have agreed to put on hold their bid to enforce their subpoena seeking U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns, according to a court filing on Thursday.
GM reverses decision, will pay striking union workers’ healthcare coverage
General Motors Co said on Thursday it will pay for the health insurance of its striking hourly workers, reversing a decision to push the costs onto the United Auto Workers union.
Trump EPA says California must protect water better from homeless waste
The Trump administration’s environmental regulator escalated its feud with California on Thursday, accusing the state of violating clean water laws by allowing human waste from homeless residents to enter waterways, according to a letter it sent to the…
Local officials in 31 U.S. states write to McDonald’s on sexual harassment
Scores of local government officials from 31 U.S. states pressured McDonald’s Corp’s on Thursday to do a better job of protecting workers from groping, obscene comments and other forms of sexual harassment, adding their voices to an employee-led campa…
U.S. House panel asks e-cigarette companies to cease advertising
A U.S. House panel sent letters to four e-cigarette companies asking them to stop all print, broadcast and digital advertising of their products in the United States, the same day as market-leader Juul said it would pull its ads, the panel said on Thur…
Nestle launches plant-based burger in the United States
Food giant Nestle launched its “Awesome” vegan burgers in the United States on Thursday, seeking to tap into the country’s growing craze for plant-based meat.
Zelenskiy opponents say comments about Europeans to Trump could hurt Ukraine
Opponents of Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday they were worried that the Ukrainian president’s criticism of European leaders in a call with Donald Trump could damage the country’s international standing.
Seeking favors, Trump asked Ukraine president to investigate Biden
President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, in coordination with the U.S. attorney general and Trump’s personal lawyer, according to a summary of a telephone call released by the Trump …
Two lower caste children in India beaten to death for ‘open defecation’
Two children from India’s lowest caste were beaten to death by two men after they defecated outside, officials and relatives said on Thursday, in the latest case of communal violence in the country.
