U.S. prosecutor drops appeal to extend Turkish banker’s sentence: Anadolu
New York prosecutors have withdrawn an appeal to extend the sentence of a former executive at Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank, Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Friday.
Trump, without evidence, says Arizona ‘bracing’ for surge of immigrants
U.S. President Donald Trump said without evidence on Thursday Arizona “is bracing for a massive surge” of immigrants along part of the border that has no protective fence, reiterating his call for Democrats to back funding for his proposed border wall….
Trump says, without evidence, Arizona ‘bracing’ for surge in migrants
U.S. President Donald Trump said without evidence on Thursday that Arizona “is bracing for a massive surge” of immigrants along a portion of the U.S. southern border that does not have a protective fence, reiterating his call for Democrats to back fund…
Virginia murder trial of white nationalist goes to jury
The murder case against the man who drove his car into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was submitted to a jury on Thursday, capping a two-week trial in which the defendant declined to take the witness stand.
Former President George H.W. Bush laid to rest in Texas
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was laid to rest at his presidential library in College Station, Texas, on Thursday, following funeral services at his longtime church in Houston.
Tennessee executes convicted murderer by electric chair
A convicted killer who spent more than 36 years on death row in Tennessee was executed by electric chair on Thursday, the second time in five weeks that the state used electrocution to carry out a death sentence.
Mudslide risk in Southern California wildfire zones prompts evacuation of thousands
Heavy rains and the threat of mudslides in Southern California forced the closure of a key coastal highway near Malibu on Thursday and prompted authorities to order evacuations of almost 3,000 residents from hillside areas scarred by recent wildfires.
Michigan cemetery shuttered after discovery of uncremated fetuses
A cemetery in Canton, Michigan, was shut down by a state agency on Thursday after officials found dozens of uncremated fetus remains lacking appropriate documentation, authorities said.
Tennessee set to execute convicted murderer by electric chair
Tennessee prepared to execute by electric chair on Thursday a convicted murderer who has spent more than 36 years on death row, the second time in five weeks the state has used electrocution to carry out a death sentence.
California utility probing possibility wires involved in wildfire
A California utility informed regulators on Thursday that it was investigating whether a devastating wildfire near Malibu last month may have been caused by contact between a wire that provides pole support and a live wire.
