U.S. court order brings faster reunions of immigrant parents and children
When Yolany Padilla was released from immigration custody in Seattle last week, she assumed she would be quickly reunited with her 6-year-old son, who had been taken from her at the U.S.-Mexico border two months earlier.
Jaguar escapes enclosure at New Orleans zoo, mauls six animals
A jaguar escaped from its enclosure at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans on Saturday morning and killed six animals before it was captured, forcing the zoo to close for the day.
U.S. judge, Trump administration spar over immigrant child safety
A U.S. judge struck back late Friday night at a Trump administration claim that speeding up the reunification of immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexican border would put children at risk, saying the government had either misunderstood his inst…
U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking as summit looms
A federal grand jury charged 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump.
Indictment of Russian officers puts pressure on Trump at Putin summit
If U.S. President Donald Trump was inclined to be tentative when raising election meddling with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking in 2016 has made that approach a much harder sel…
PREPA board names new leaders, date set for appointing new CEO
Bankrupt Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) late on Friday named a new chairman and vice chairman of the board of governors a day after the majority of the board cited a lack of support by the island’s governor and resigned in protest.
U.S. judge nixes move to toss Puerto Rico bankruptcy case
A federal judge on Friday rejected an attempt by a major Puerto Rico bondholder to throw out the U.S. territory’s historic municipal bankruptcy case.
Judge tells U.S. to pay costs of reuniting immigrant families
A U.S. judge in California on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to pay the costs of reuniting immigrant parents with children separated from them by officials at the U.S.-Mexican border, rather than forcing the parents to pay.
Class-action status denied for NHL concussion lawsuit by ex-players
A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday denied class-action status for a lawsuit by former players accusing the National Hockey League of failing to protect them from head injuries and concealing information about the long-term effects of concussions.
Chicago man in Puerto Rico shirt incident due back in court
A Chicago man charged with a felony hate crime after a video went viral showing him scolding a woman for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a Puerto Rican flag will return to court on Aug. 1 after his release on bond, authorities said on Friday.
