U.S. attorney general renews calls to prosecute first-time border crossers
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ramped up calls on Friday to criminally prosecute immigrants who cross illegally into the United States, adding to a barrage of statements on immigration by the administration of Presi…
Sex marketplace Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities: posting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement agencies have seized the sex marketplace website Backpage.com as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a posting on its website on Friday.
MMA fighter McGregor appears in New York court on assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was freed on $50,000 bail on Friday after appearing in a New York City courtroom on charges of assault stemming from a melee following a press event for a series of UFC fights to be staged …
Oklahoma eyes tax hikes as teachers’ strike threatens second week
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Senate passed an internet sales tax on Friday to help fund the state’s public schools, but the $20 million measure represents just a fraction of new spending sought by teachers who walked out in protest of a decade…
U.S. would consider more than 4,000 national guards troops at border: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that it may consider sending more than 4,000 National Guard troops to the border with Mexico and will continue to work with California, which has resisted President Donald Trump’s call to use the re…
U.S. judge upholds Massachusetts assault weapons ban
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday upheld a Massachusetts law banning assault weapons including the AR-15, saying the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment guarantee of Americans’ right to bear firearms does not cover them.
MMA fighter McGregor to appear in New York court on assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was driven to a New York City courtroom on Friday to be arraigned on charges of assault stemming from a melee following a press event for a series of UFC fights to be staged at a Brooklyn a…
MMA fighter McGregor in custody after van-smashing rampage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was in custody in New York on Friday, charged with assault and criminal mischief after a van-smashing rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn that was caught on video, the New York Police …
Missing children believed dead after California SUV wreck
(Reuters) – Three children missing since their mother drove their vehicle off a California cliff are believed to be dead and search operations are now focused on recovering their bodies from the Pacific Ocean, police said on Thursday.
Oklahoma Senate takes up tax hike to halt week-long teachers’ strike
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Senate is set to debate a tax hike package on Friday to raise education funds in the hope of halting a week-long strike by its public school teachers, who are some of the lowest-paid educators in the country.
