Parted at U.S. border by Trump policy, migrants seek their children
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lilian Merida-Galicia and her 7-year-old daughter were apprehended after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona and separated by U.S. officials in mid-May.
Identifying U.S. troops returned from North Korea may be challenging: experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as the Pentagon prepares to receive them from North Korea in coming days, officials and experts said.
Accused N.Y attacker says U.S. court’s judgment ‘not important’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Uzbek national accused of killing eight people by driving a speeding truck along a New York City bike path last October spoke of a “war” led by Islamic State at a pre-trial hearing on Friday and dismissed the court’s judgment a…
Rhode Island legalizes sports betting, gets 51 percent of revenues
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed a $9.6 billion budget for fiscal 2019 on Friday that legalizes sports betting and gives the state 51 percent of the revenues from the wagers.
Octogenarian New England ex-mob boss convicted of 1993 murder
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal jury on Friday found a former boss of the New England mob and one of his associates guilty of the 1993 murder of a nightclub owner whose remains were discovered buried in Rhode Island two years ago.
Trump urges Republican lawmakers to drop immigration bill until election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers on Friday to drop their efforts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation until after the November elections, sending mixed signals to his party amid an ongoing crisis over hi…
Octogenarian ex-New England mob boss convicted of 1993 murder
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal jury on Friday found a former New England mob boss and one of his associates guilty of the 1993 murder of a nightclub owner whose remains were discovered buried in Rhode Island two years ago.
Jackson family patriarch Joe reported gravely ill in hospital
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Joe Jackson, patriarch of the singing Jackson family, was reported on Friday to be hospitalized with a serious, possibly terminal illness.
No drugs, no alcohol in U.S. celebrity chef Bourdain’s body when he died: prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday.
Showers soak much of U.S. Corn Belt; more storms next week
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Rains soaked portions of the U.S. Corn Belt this week, swamping fields in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, and more storms are expected early next week ahead of a warm-up, meteorologists said Friday.
