Sex website shuts down in U.S., blaming ‘dumb’ trafficking laws
A popular sex classified website said this week that it was shutting down its services in the United States, citing the likelihood that legal challenges would fail to overturn a landmark package of federal sex trafficking laws passed by Congress a year…
Judge gives U.S. six months to identify separated migrant children
A U.S. judge said on Thursday he would order the Trump administration to comb through the records of 47,000 immigrant children and within six months identify those separated from their parents after crossing the Mexican border.
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s cutoff of family planning subsidies: plaintiffs
A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked a Trump administration cutoff of U.S. subsidies for poor women obtaining birth control from Planned Parenthood and other clinics that offer abortion services or information to patients, according …
Maryland judge to release Coast Guard officer accused of plotting attack: reports
A judge in Maryland has agreed to the pre-trial release of a U.S. Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and TV journalists, according to media reports on Thursday.
U.S. NTSB to investigate Illinois chemical spill that sent 37 to hospitals
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate a chemical spill in a small Illinois village north of Chicago on Thursday that sent 37 people to hospitals and forced nearby residents to shut their windows and shelter in place, aut…
House Democrats demand documents on Trump’s DHS purge
The chairmen of three U.S. House committees sought documents on Thursday related to recent Trump administration firings of top Department of Homeland Security officials, escalating tensions between congressional Democrats and the White House over immig…
New Mexico armed border group barred from Facebook fund-raising
Facebook Inc on Thursday barred a New Mexico-based paramilitary group that has stopped undocumented migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border from using its fundraising tools and said it would remove any of its posts that violated company policies.
Ex-Florida policeman gets 25 years in prison for killing black motorist
A former Florida police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting a black motorist who was awaiting a tow truck in October 2015.
Morgan Stanley to pay $150 million to settle California crisis-era mortgage charges
Morgan Stanley will pay $150 million to settle charges it misled two large California public pension funds about the risks of mortgage-backed securities they bought in the years leading up to the 2008 global financial crisis.
House Democrats to investigate Homeland Security firings
U.S. House of Representatives Democratic committee chairmen on Thursday sought documents related to Trump administration firings of top Department of Homeland Security officials, saying they were concerned the dismissals were prompted by the officials…
