Yosemite highway closed as crews battle major wildfire
A California wildfire burning out of control at the edge of Yosemite National Park that has killed one firefighter and closed a major route into the park mushroomed overnight as crews fought on Monday to protect a string of small communities.
Delayed arraignment for suspect in Massachusetts police shooting
A Massachusetts man suspected of killing a police officer and a bystander with the officer’s pistol will not be formally charged on Monday because he is still recovering from wounds sustained during a gunfight with police, officials said.
DNA leads Indiana police to suspect in 1988 murder case
An Indiana man was charged on Monday with sexually assaulting and murdering an 8-year-old girl in 1988, police said, a day after they said he had confessed to the crime.
U.S. judge suspends deportations of reunited immigrant families
A federal judge temporarily barred the U.S. government on Monday from the rapid deportation of immigrant parents reunited with their children, while a court considers the impact on children’s rights to seek asylum.
New York probes alleged tenant harassment by Jared Kushner’s family firm
The administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has opened a probe into allegations that the real estate firm once led by U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner harassed tenants at one of its largest residential buildings.
ACLU wants to bar U.S. from mass deportations of reunited families
The U.S. government should be barred from quickly deporting immigrant parents who are reunited with their children because doing so could violate the childrens’ rights to seek asylum, a rights group said on Monday.
New York to probe alleged tenant harassment by Kushner Companies
A New York state agency has opened a probe into allegations of tenant harassment by Kushner Cos, the family real estate firm of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Snarling ‘Trump baby’ blimp could soon fly in U.S.: activists
The blimp portraying Donald Trump as a snarling baby that flew over London last week during the U.S. president’s European tour could soon be in New Jersey’s skies after activists said they had raised enough money to bring it to the United States.
DNA leads Indiana police to suspect in 30-year-old murder case
An Indiana man was charged on Monday with sexually assaulting and murdering an 8-year-old girl in 1988, police said, a day after they said he had confessed to the crime.
Activists land funds to fly ‘Trump baby’ blimp in U.S.
The blimp portraying Donald Trump as a snarling baby that flew over London last week during the U.S. president’s European tour could soon be in New Jersey’s skies after activists said they had raised enough money to bring it to the United States.
