U.S. Constitution doesn’t cover birthright citizenship, says Trump
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to citizenship to everyone born in the country and he would continue his push to end it, bringing his tough line on immigration to the fore as the country heads…
Trump to visit Pittsburgh amid funerals, calls for him to stay away
U.S. President Donald Trump was due to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday, as mourners prepared to hold the first funerals for victims of the synagogue massacre and Jewish leaders said he would not be welcome until he denounced white nationalism.
Jewish group to Trump after Pittsburgh: denounce white nationalism
(The story corrects headline to reflect that signatories of open letter to President Trump were members of a local Jewish advocacy group, not Jewish leaders; corrects first paragraph to reflect the same in October 29 item.)
In Pittsburgh, more funerals Wednesday for synagogue massacre victims
Pittsburgh prepared to hold two more funerals on Wednesday for Jewish victims of a shooting rampage at a synagogue that has been the focus of political debate ahead of hotly contested U.S. congressional elections next week.
Kansas militia men blame Trump rhetoric for mosque attack plan
Three Kansas militia members who were convicted of plotting to bomb the mosque and homes of Somali immigrants should be granted leniency in their sentencing because they were inspired by President Donald Trump’s rhetoric encouraging violence, lawyers f…
Trump visits Pittsburgh to console but stirs anger among protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the Pittsburgh synagogue attacked by an anti-Semitic gunman and lit candles for each of the 11 slain worshipers, while thousands protested his presence in the city and victims’ families began burying their…
PBF Energy’s Delaware City refinery explosion injures three: media
An explosion due to an equipment failure at PBF Energy’s Delaware City, Delaware refinery on Monday injured three people, requiring hospitalization, a report by Delaware Online said.
Los Angeles prosecutors decline to charge Stallone after sexual assault allegation
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has decided there is not enough evidence to prosecute “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1987 and 1990, according to an agency document released on T…
Waymo gets first California OK for driverless testing without backup driver
Alphabet Inc’s Waymo unit on Tuesday became the first company to receive a permit from the state of California to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front seat, the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said.
Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger killed in prison
James “Whitey” Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston’s most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant before going on the run for 16 years, was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, sources said on Tuesday.
