U.S. FEMA says it shared survivors’ data with outside firm
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Friday that it had shared disaster survivors’ sensitive personal information with an outside company but added that it had no indication that the incident had put anybody at risk.
Petrochemical fire reignites, adds to leak that shut Houston ship traffic
A petrochemical fire re-ignited Friday afternoon at a fuel storage facility outside Houston, adding to the danger from a containment wall breach earlier in the day that spilled chemicals and halted ship traffic in the nation’s busiest oil port.
Factbox: Smoke or fire? Contacts between Trump campaign and Russia
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and other U.S. prosecutors have been investigating whether President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign conspired with Russia. Trump and Moscow have denied any collusion.
Factbox: Guilty pleas, indictments abound in Trump-Russia probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election has ensnared dozens of people, including several advisers to President Donald Trump and a series of Russian nationals and companies.
Factbox: A scorecard of key players in U.S. special counsel Russia probe
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and other federal prosecutors have been investigating whether President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign conspired with Russia and whether the president unlawfully tried to obstruct the inquiry.
Explainer: How much of the Mueller report must U.S. attorney general disclose?
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted the report on his investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election, Attorney General William Barr must decide how much of the document – if any – to make public.
Letter from U.S. attorney general to lawmakers on Mueller report
The following is the text of the letter United States Attorney General William Barr sent to the heads of the Senate and House of Representatives Judiciary committees after Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed in a report on his investigation into Russ…
U.S. asylum seekers returned to Mexico despite fear claims under policy challenged in court
Two people from Central America seeking asylum in the United States were sent back across the border to Mexico on Thursday, despite their claims that a return to Mexico was too dangerous, as part of the first test of a controversial new Trump administr…
Citizenship question on U.S. Census would cause Hispanic undercount by millions: study
The Trump administration’s proposal to ask a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census could lead to an undercount of some 4.2 million among Hispanics, costing their communities federal aid and political representation, according to a new study by H…
Petrochemical fire reignites at fuels storage facility outside Houston
A petrochemical fire flared anew on Friday at a massive fuel storage facility on the Houston Ship Channel, compounding efforts to halt a chemicals leak at the Mitsui & Co.’s Intercontinental Terminals facility outside Houston.
