Dancing FBI agent pleads guilty to accidentally shooting Denver bar patron
An ex-FBI agent who accidentally shot and wounded a Denver bar patron in June after performing a dance-floor back flip pleaded guilty on Friday to misdemeanor assault under a plea deal that spares him from serving jail time, prosecutors said.
House adjourns, ensuring a government shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned just before 7 p.m. on Friday night (0000 GMT on Saturday), leaving the Capitol before approving government funding and thereby ensuring a government shutdown.
Michigan charges pharmacists linked to 2012 meningitis outbreak
Michigan prosecutors on Friday filed second-degree murder charges against the co-founder and supervisory pharmacist of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy linked to a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, according to court records.
U.S. government appears headed toward partial shutdown; negotiations continue
The U.S. government appeared headed toward a partial shutdown, even as negotiations continued, after Senate leaders determined there was not support for President Donald Trump’s demand for $5 billion in border wall funding.
China national charged with stealing trade secrets: U.S. Justice Dept
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday a Chinese national had been arrested for stealing trade secrets from a U.S.-based petroleum company, his employer, related to a product worth more than $1 billion.
U.S. government shutdown looms as lawmakers seek last-minute compromise
A partial U.S. government shutdown loomed at midnight on Friday as President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the Senate failed to secure the votes needed for a bill with $5 billion he has demanded for a border wall fiercely opposed by Democrats.
Roberts, liberal justices snub Trump bid to enforce asylum policy
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump by refusing to allow his administration to implement new rules prohibiting asylum for people who cross the U.S. border illegally, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts joining…
U.S. plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico sows confusion
Mexican and U.S. officials charged with carrying out a radical new change in U.S. immigration policy to process asylum seekers in Mexico say they have not been informed about how the plan will work in practice .
Trump says Senate unlikely to approve wall funds; shutdown looms
U.S. President Donald Trump conceded on Friday there was a good chance the Senate would not approve his demand for $5 billion toward funding his border wall project and that there probably would be a government shutdown beginning at midnight.
Mexico says it won’t deport refugees as it seeks details on U.S. plan
Mexico’s government said on Friday it wanted more details from the United States on its plan to send migrants to Mexico while their asylum claims are processed, and vowed not to deport people seeking refuge.
