U.S. polar vortex nears end, blamed for 21 deaths
Tens of millions of Americans braved Arctic-like temperatures on Thursday as low as minus 56 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 49 Celsius) that paralyzed the U.S. Midwest and were blamed for at least 21 deaths.
U.S. polar vortex blamed for at least 21 deaths
Tens of millions of Americans braved Arctic-like temperatures as low as minus 56 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 49 Celsius) on Thursday that paralyzed the U.S. Midwest and were blamed for at least 21 deaths.
Largest-ever U.S. border seizure of fentanyl made in Arizona: officials
U.S. border agents have seized 254 pounds (115 kg) of fentanyl that was stashed in a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, marking the largest single bust of the powerful opioid ever made at an American border checkpoint, officials said on Thursday….
U.S. charges 19 in Chinese ‘birth tourism’ scheme in California
Nineteen people have been charged in three “birth tourism” schemes that operated in Southern California to bring pregnant Chinese women into the United States in order to secure birthright citizenship for their children, federal prosecutors in Los Ange…
In midst of U.S. arctic spell, outdoor workers just do their job
As the biting cold put Chicago into partial hibernation this week and the U.S. Postal Service kept mail carriers off the streets, Daly O’Brien was on the job, braving extreme conditions to deliver food to customers cocooned inside their toasty homes.
Trump’s Mexico border mission may approach last year’s peak size
The U.S. military is set to deploy 3,500 troops to its mission at the border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Thursday, bringing the politically charged deployment back to near its peak level of about 5,900 in November, if only briefly.
Defense calls ‘El Chapo’ a ‘fall guy’ in drug trial closing argument
A lawyer for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman told jurors on Thursday his client was a scapegoat, with even a famous 2015 prison escape part of an elaborate conspiracy to set him up as a “fall guy.”
U.S. appeals court, House panel to take up net neutrality
A federal appeals court will hear arguments on Friday over whether the Trump administration acted legally when it repealed landmark net neutrality rules governing internet providers in December 2017.
Trump, Democrats battle in early stage of U.S. border security talks
U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats hardened their positions on Thursday over a wall being built on the border with Mexico, raising new doubts over their ability to reach a deal just as negotiations were getting under way.
Pennsylvania governor seeks natural gas tax to raise $4.5 billion
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday proposed a tax on extracting natural gas to pay for his plan to spend $4.5 billion over the next four years to improve the state’s infrastructure.
