Lava from Kilauea ‘collapse explosion’ destroys Hawaii structures
A “collapse explosion” at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
Migrants in U.S. custody describe life in ‘ice boxes’ and ‘dog pounds’
During their detention last month in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Laredo, Texas, Karen and her two young sons were constantly cold. The family, which fled violence in Honduras, slept on a hard floor in a holding cell without mattres…
Two firefighters hurt battling fierce Yosemite blaze
A wildfire burning at the western edge of Yosemite National Park that killed a firefighter over the weekend has injured two more, officials said on Wednesday, as crews sought to gain a measure of control over the flames ahead of dangerous thunderstorms…
U.S. judge orders accused Russian agent jailed pending trial
A judge on Wednesday ordered an accused Russian agent jailed until her trial after U.S. prosecutors argued she has ties to Russian intelligence and could flee the United States.
Lockdown, sparked by report of armed man, ends at Washington, DC university
American University in Washington ended a lockdown on Wednesday prompted by reports of a man carrying a handgun near its campus, school officials said.
States sue U.S. over policy tying funds to immigration compliance
New York and five other states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from making cooperation with federal immigration authorities a condition for receiving millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement.
U.S. intelligence documents on Nelson Mandela made public
Thousands of pages of U.S. intelligence documents on Nelson Mandela were made public on Wednesday, revealing that Washington continued to monitor the South African anti-apartheid hero as a potential Communist menace even after he was released from pris…
U.S. court blocks EPA decision not to enforce ‘glider truck’ limits
A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would have lifted strict limits on the number of remanufactured heavy duty vehicles known as “glider trucks” that could be sold.
U.S. judge orders accused Russian agent Butina jailed
A U.S. judge ordered accused Russian agent Maria Butina jailed on Wednesday pending trial after federal prosecutors warned that she has ties to Russian intelligence and was a flight risk.
Report of armed man sparks lockdown at Washington university
American University in Washington was on lockdown on Wednesday following reports of a man carrying a handgun near its campus, school officials said.
