Louisiana policemen fired over Facebook post suggesting Ocasio-Cortez be shot
A Louisiana policeman who suggested on Facebook that high-profile U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needed to be shot was fired on Monday, along with a second officer who “liked” his post.
U.S. to ramp up rapid deportations with sweeping new rule
(This July 22 story corrects end quote in paragraph four to “militia” from “army” and clarifies the history of ICE in paragraph 13)
Deep budget cuts put University of Alaska in crisis mode; ‘grappling with survival’
The University of Alaska board of regents, facing deep budget cuts exacted by the governor that will eliminate about 40% of the university’s state funding, voted at an emergency meeting on Monday to declare the academic equivalent of bankruptcy reorgan…
Explainer: What it would take for Congress to impeach Trump
A dark cloud of impeachment has threatened President Donald Trump for many months, with Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, where any such effort to remove him from office would begin, divided about whether to proceed.
U.S. to expand rapid deportation nationwide with sweeping new rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday it will order more speedy deportations of immigrants who crossed illegally and are caught anywhere in the United States, expanding a program typically applied only along the southern border with M…
Trump, justices pay respects to late U.S. jurist Stevens
President Donald Trump, members of the U.S. Supreme Court and others paid their respects on Monday to liberal Justice John Paul Stevens, who died last week, as his body lay in repose in the courthouse’s stately great hall.
Trump slams Puerto Rico leaders, says governor is ‘terrible’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Puerto Rico’s governor and blasted the U.S. territory’s leaders, accusing them of wasting billions of dollars of hurricane disaster relief aid as protests swelled across the island.
Hundreds of thousands in San Juan demand Puerto Rico’s governor resign
Hundreds of thousands of people filled San Juan streets on Monday to demand Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló resign over offensive chat messages, the latest scandal to hit a bankrupt island struggling to recover from deadly 2017 hurricanes.
Robert Morgenthau, longest-serving Manhattan district attorney, dies at 99
Robert Morgenthau, who became the scourge of New York’s white-collar criminals over three decades as the longest-serving Manhattan district attorney, died on Sunday at the age of 99.
Chelsea Clinton gives birth to third child
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gave birth to her third child on Monday morning, she said on Twitter.
