U.S. attorney general issues order to speed immigration cases
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an order on Thursday seeking to speed up the handling of deportation cases, telling immigration judges they should only issue continuances in immigrant removal proceedings for “good cause.”
Pentagon postpones military parade in Washington until next year
A military parade requested by U.S. President Donald Trump that had been planned for November in Washington has been postponed until next year, the Defense Department said.
U.S. judge blocks programs letting ‘Grand Theft Auto’ players ‘cheat’
A federal judge on Thursday awarded Take-Two Interactive Software Inc , the maker of the “Grand Theft Auto” series, a preliminary injunction to stop a Georgia man from selling programs that it said helps players cheat at the best-selling video game.
U.S. states demand better access to secrets about election cyber threats
U.S. state election officials are demanding better access to sometimes classified federal government information about hacking threats to voting systems.
Pentagon says China military ‘likely training for strikes’ on U.S. targets
China’s military has expanded its bomber operations in recent years while “likely training for strikes” against the United States and its allies, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said.
U.S. judge bars retrial of ex-Georgeson employees in bribe case
A federal judge on Thursday ruled prosecutors could not retry three former employees of a firm that advises companies on shareholder votes who were accused of using bribes to learn how a proxy advisory firm’s investor clients voted.
Vatican voices ‘shame and sorrow’ over damning sex abuse report
The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused about 1,000 people over seven decades, vowing to hold abusers and those who protected them accountable.
Body found at New Mexico compound identified as missing boy
A child’s body found at a New Mexico compound has been identified as Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, a missing 3-year-old boy whose father is one of five adults charged with child abuse at the remote settlement, the Taos County Sheriff said on Thursday.
Vatican voices ‘shame and sorrow’ over Pennsylvania clergy sex abuse
The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused about 1,000 people over seven decades, as U.S. bishops vowed to involve non-clerical experts in abuse investigations.
U.S. safety board links plugged drill pipe to Oklahoma well fire
There were signs that a natural gas well was not fully sealed before it exploded in January, killing five workers, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in an updated report on the accident on Thursday.
