Trump administration to face claim of deceit over U.S. Census question
The Trump administration is expected to appear in court on Wednesday to defend itself against claims that its proposed addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census was secretly orchestrated by a political operative seeking to boost Republ…
Arizona should drop charges against pro-migrant activist: U.N.
United Nations human rights experts urged U.S. authorities on Wednesday to drop charges against an Arizona man on trial for providing aid and shelter to migrants crossing over from Mexico.
Los Angeles homelessness rises sharply as housing crisis deepens
Los Angeles County’s homeless population has swelled by 12% during the past year as a shortage of affordable housing deepens in and around America’s second-largest city, pushing more people into poverty, a study released on Tuesday found.
House votes to protect ‘Dreamer’ immigrants amid White House opposition
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation to end the threat of deportation that has long hung over undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers” who entered the United States when they were children.
Former officer charged for not responding to Florida school shooting
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested on Tuesday on felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his lack of response in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead, the county sheriff said.
Former officer charged in Florida school shooting on claim he stayed outside
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested on Tuesday on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his lack of response during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead, the county sheriff said.
Little cat feet in New York come closer to first U.S. state declawing ban
New York crept closer to becoming the first U.S. state to outlaw cat declawing on Tuesday, after both chambers of the state legislature passed a ban on the feline surgery except for therapeutic reasons.
Illinois hangs on to low investment-grade credit rating from Moody’s
Illinois avoided deterioration in one of its low investment-grade credit ratings on Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the state at Baa3 with a stable outlook, citing recent steps taken to shore up the state’s shaky finances.
Former sheriff’s deputy charged for response in Florida school shooting
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested on Tuesday on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his failure to stop the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead, the county sheriff said.
Top lawmaker signals support to classify all illicit fentanyl copycats like heroin
A top U.S. Senator signaled some support on Tuesday for legislation permanently placing illicit chemical knock-offs of the extremely potent opioid fentanyl into the same legal class as heroin to boost prosecutions of traffickers and makers of the drugs…
