An ever-expanding job for border agents: sensitive decisions on migrants’ fates
In a U.S. border patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, labels on holding cells indicate whether migrants have been selected – “yes” or “no” – for a new Trump administration program that sends asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court hearings in Mexico…
U.S. probes border patrol as criticism of detention centers rises
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that Border Patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
Parents of Las Vegas massacre victim sue gunmakers over bump-stock-ready weapons
The parents of one of the 58 people slain in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting sued the makers and sellers of the assault-style rifles used in the attack, saying they knew the weapons could be jury-rigged to work similarly to illegal machine guns.
U.S. border patrol faces probe; White House bashes asylum ruling
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
Lighting strike blamed in Kentucky blaze that scotched 45,000 barrels of bourbon
A massive fire that destroyed a Kentucky Jim Beam bourbon warehouse containing some 45,000 barrels of whiskey on Wednesday may have been caused by a lightning strike, a spokesman for the company said.
Trump congratulates U.S. Navy SEAL cleared of battlefield murder
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated a U.S. Navy SEAL platoon leader on Wednesday for being acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter, adding that he was “glad he could help” in the case.
Trump to U.S. Navy SEAL before sentencing: ‘Glad I could help’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated a U.S. Navy SEAL platoon leader who was acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter, saying “Glad I could help!”
U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe FBI role in dropping plan to move headquarters
The U.S. Justice Department’s watchdog will review the role of the FBI and Justice Department in a reversal of plans to move FBI headquarters to the Washington suburbs, Democratic congressional leaders said on Wednesday.
Blaze at Kentucky whiskey warehouse threatens 45,000 barrels of bourbon: media
Kentucky firefighters were battling a massive blaze at a Jim Beam bourbon warehouse on Wednesday morning, which put at risk some 45,000 barrels of the whiskey, local media reported.
U.S. trade, services industry data point to slowing economy
The U.S. trade deficit jumped to a five-month high in May as imports of goods increased, likely as businesses restocked ahead of an increase in tariffs on Chinese merchandise, overshadowing a broad rise in exports.
