Heavy rains in eastern U.S. pose flood risks
Heavy rains pummeled parts of the U.S. Southwest and mid-Atlantic on Tuesday, swelling floods that have forced evacuations, disrupted air travel and cut power.
Mega Millions lottery tops $500 million for fifth time
The jackpot for Tuesday night’s U.S. Mega Millions lottery has reached $512 million, the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history, according to the lottery’s website.
U.S. to update judge as deadline looms to reunite migrant kids
The U.S. government will update a federal judge on Tuesday about its efforts to meet a Thursday deadline for reuniting roughly 2,500 immigrant children and parents who were separated by officials as they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump looms over Republican nominating contest for Georgia governor
Republican voters in Georgia will choose their party’s nominee for governor on Tuesday in a two-man faceoff that has become a proxy battle between U.S. President Donald Trump and the state’s popular Republican governor, Nathan Deal.
Heavy rains hit U.S. Southwest and mid-Atlantic, more forecast
Heavy rains pummeled parts of the U.S. Southwest and mid-Atlantic early on Tuesday, swelling floods that have forced evacuations, disrupted air travel and cut power.
Stormy Daniels’ husband sues her for divorce in Texas
The husband of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, whose allegation of a sexual encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump made her a household name, has filed for divorce in Texas, accusing her of marital infidelity, court records showed on Monday.
Hawaii eruption could last years, destroy new areas: geologists
The eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on the Big Island, according to a report by U.S. government geologists.
U.S. says 463 migrant parents may have been deported without kids
More than 450 immigrant parents who were separated from their children when they entered the United States illegally are no longer in the country though their children remain behind, according to a joint court filing on Monday by the federal government…
U.S. judge allows lawsuit over end of immigrant protections to proceed
A federal judge in Boston on Monday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its decisions to end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras, Haiti and El Salvador were racially motivate…
Ex-New York correction officers sentenced to prison over 2013 beating
Two former New York state correction officers were sentenced to prison on Monday following their earlier conviction on federal charges stemming from the 2013 beating of an inmate who suffered life-threatening injuries, prosecutors announced.
