Lawyers, workers question putting immigration detainees in U.S. prisons
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s transfer of hundreds of detained immigrants into five U.S. prisons puts the detainees and prison staffers at risk, said prison workers and immigration lawyers on Friday.
Trump offers olive branch to NFL players with input on pardons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump held out an olive branch in his feud with National Football League players on Friday, asking them for recommendations as he considers pardoning several thousand people who may have been unfairly treate…
Main customer of Arizona coal plant goes green, ignoring Interior Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The main buyer of electricity from an Arizona coal plant on the verge of closure said on Friday it will instead source its electricity largely from a solar power project, ignoring an appeal by the U.S. Interior Department to buy …
Ex-CIA officer convicted of spying for China: U.S. Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal jury on Friday convicted a former CIA case officer on espionage charges for passing classified documents to China, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Former U.S. Senate staffer charged with lying to FBI over contacts with media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee staffer appeared in federal court on Friday on charges of lying to FBI agents in a case that has raised concerns about media freedoms.
U.S. states should not copy Nevada sports betting law: MLB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Decades-old rules that govern sports betting in Las Vegas, with no requirement that casinos share data with sports leagues, are outdated and should not be copied around the country, Major League Baseball’s investigations chief said…
Lockheed Martin wins $736 million Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $736 million U.S. defense contract for materials, parts and components to support the F-35 fighter jet program, the Pentagon said on Friday.
U.S. suicide prevention programs say more funding needed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Efforts to fight suicide in the United States are desperate for additional funding, suicide-prevention experts said, following this week’s high profile deaths of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, and new statistics showi…
Exclusive: Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies.
Texas family sues U.S. for $50 million over church massacre
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A couple whose nine relatives were among the 26 people fatally shot in a Texas church massacre in November has sued the U.S. government for $50 million, saying its “institutional failures” played a part in the murders, court fil…
