Strengthened tropical storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana coast
Tropical Storm Barry took form in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and headed toward an already water-logged New Orleans, where it was forecast to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday.
Ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein gets approval for new lawyers in rape case
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein got approval from a New York judge to hire a new legal team two months before his scheduled rape trial.
U.S. House seeks documents from companies that run immigrant detention centers
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday they have sent letters seeking documents and information from three companies responsible for detaining illegal immigrants arrested by U.S. immigration agents.
Trump to announce action over census citizenship question: officials
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce an executive action over his administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census despite ongoing court challenges, two administration officials told Reuters.
U.S. House seeks documents from firms that run immigrant detention centers
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday they have sent letters seeking documents and information from three companies responsible for detaining illegal immigrants arrested by U.S. border agents.
Democrat Buttigieg unveils plan to fight racism in America
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana – whose campaign has been dogged by accusations of systemic racism in his city as he struggles to gain support from African-American voters – on Thursday announced a pla…
Trump to announce action over census citizenship question: source
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce an executive action over his administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census despite ongoing court challenges, a source told Reuters.
U.S. wants ‘El Chapo’ in prison for life, after he hears from murder plot victim
U.S. prosecutors said they want the Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to spend the rest of his life – plus 30 years – in prison, after he hears from a victim who survived one of his murder plots.
White House kills rebate rule aimed at lowering drug prices
The Trump administration has withdrawn a rule that it had said would lower drug prices by ending the system of prescription drug after-market discounts called rebates that drugmakers pay to pharmacy benefit managers.
Tropical storm brewing off U.S. Gulf Coast, likely to hit Louisiana as hurricane
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans was expected to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters said.
