Trump says he will push to close background check loopholes for gun buys
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration would seek to close background check loopholes for gun purchases after Democrats accused him of reversing course on gun control measures.
Tiny Nevada town near secretive Area 51 braces for alien hunters
Connie West, co-owner of an alien-themed motel in the tiny U.S. desert outpost of Rachel, Nevada, believes they are coming no matter what. Not aliens, but alien hunters.
Oklahoma judge to rule on Monday in opioid lawsuit against J&J
An Oklahoma judge will rule on Monday on whether Johnson & Johnson should be held liable in a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general who argues the drugmaker should be forced to pay $17 billion for fueling the opioid epidemic.
Trump sparks backlash by accusing Jews who vote for Democrats of ‘great disloyalty’
Democratic presidential candidates and U.S. Jewish groups condemned President Donald Trump’s remarks accusing American Jews who vote for Democrats of “great disloyalty,” while the Republican leader went on the defensive on Wednesday.
Parkland massacre survivors post sweeping U.S. gun-control plan ahead of 2020 election
Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre on Wednesday released a sweeping gun-control plan that would ban assault-style rifles and take other steps in hopes of halving U.S. firearms deaths and injuries within a decade.
Child migrants to be held in detention longer under new Trump administration rule
The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled new rules that would allow officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States.
Trump draws U.S. backlash on Jews’ disloyalty comments
Democratic presidential candidates and U.S. Jewish groups condemned President Donald Trump’s remarks accusing American Jews who vote for Democrats of “great disloyalty,” while the Republican leader stuck to his criticism on Wednesday.
Parkland massacre survivors unveil sweeping U.S. gun-control plan ahead of 2020 election
Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre on Wednesday released a sweeping gun-control plan that would ban assault-style rifles and take other steps in hopes of halving U.S. firearms deaths and injuries.
Texas shale towns grapple with growth as oil-bust fears fade
In west Texas, the center of the U.S. oil boom, about 3,800 students at Permian High School are crammed into a campus designed for 2,500, with 20 portable buildings to help with the overflow.
Thousands of Central American migrants take free rides home courtesy of U.S. government
More than 2,000 Central American migrants seeking to settle in the United States have given up and accepted free rides home under a 10-month-old program funded by the U.S. government and run by a United Nations agency, according to a U.N. official.
