Trump, U.S. Republicans to meet amid furor over immigrant children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, facing intense criticism for the detention of children separated from their immigrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, planned to meet with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday before votes on immigration leg…
Nick Hague dreamed of the stars as a boy, now he’s heading to space
HOUSTON (Reuters) – As a boy growing up in Kansas, Nick Hague looked up at the stars and wanted to explore the unknown. In October, his dream will come true when he blasts off on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.
White House defends immigration policy as outrage grows over children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday as furor grew over the separation of immigrant parents and children, including video of youngsters sitting in concrete-floored …
Woman rescued after trapped in collapse building in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman was rescued after she was trapped in rubble when a vacant seven-story building partially collapsed onto smaller buildings in Poughkeepsie, New York, during a brief thunderstorm on Monday, the city’s mayor said.
Kansas judge strikes down voter ID law
(Reuters) – A federal judge struck down a Kansas law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in a decision on Monday that could make voter registration easier in the state in the run-up to November mid-term elections.
Turkey indicts father of NBA’s Kanter as terror group member: report
(Reuters) – Mehmet Kanter, the father of New York Knicks center Enes Kanter, has been indicted by a Turkish court on charges he was “a member of a terrorist organization,” Turkish state media reported on Monday.
Maryland woman pleads guilty to using IDs from massive U.S. government hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland woman pleaded guilty on Monday to participating in a scheme to use identification data stolen in a massive 2015 data hack of a U.S. government agency to get fraudulent personal and vehicle loans through a Virginia-base…
As outrage grows over children, White House defends immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border as furor grew over the separation of immigrant parents and children, including video of youngsters sitting in concrete-floored …
U.S. rappers XXXTentacion and Jimmy Wopo die in separate shootings
(Reuters) – Two up-and-coming U.S. rappers, XXXTentacion and Jimmy Wopo, were killed on Monday in separate shootings near Miami and in Pittsburgh, police and local media reported.
Woman trapped after building collapses in New York’s Hudson Valley
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least one woman was trapped in rubble in Poughkeepsie, New York, after a vacant seven-story building partially collapsed onto smaller buildings on Monday during a brief thunderstorm, according to the city’s fire department.
