U.S. government says it will detain migrant children with parents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the U.S. border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings.
Arrests at U.S.-Mexico border projected to drop in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. border agents are on pace to arrest about 16 percent fewer people this month at the southwest border than in May, according to preliminary figures provided by an official at the Department of Homeland Security.
Dodgers’ Hernandez to fund house building in Puerto Rico
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Enrique Hernandez on Friday said money he raised to help Puerto Rico recover from last year’s deadly Hurricane Maria will be spent in the coming weeks to build more than 100 homes, but more aid…
Trump narrows Supreme Court list, to name nominee July 9
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, and that he has narrowed his list of candidates.
‘Weed Apocalypse’ dawns for California pot dealers on Sunday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Six months after California made recreational marijuana use legal, the so-called “Weed Apocalypse” arrives this weekend, as tight state regulations going into effect on Sunday have dispensaries scrambling to unload non-compliant…
U.S. judge bars Kentucky from requiring Medicaid recipients to work
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked Kentucky from implementing work requirements in its Medicaid program, potentially dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to scale back the 50-year-old health insurance pr…
Texas grand jury does not indict famed coaches in gymnastics scandal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A grand jury declined to indict celebrated gymnastics coaches Bela and Marta Karolyi for a role in suspected sexual assaults by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor at the couple’s training ranch in Texas, court officials said …
Trump moving fast on Supreme Court, nominee seen by July 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump may choose a nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy by July 10, when Trump is scheduled to leave on a trip for Europe, a White House official said on Friday.
Maryland police were unaware of hostile tweets by murder suspect
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U.S. judge overturns approval of Kentucky Medicaid work provisions
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday vacated the federal government’s approval of new requirements by the state of Kentucky that people must work or get jobs training if they are to receive benefits from the Medicaid health insu…
