Trump slams Senate ‘Dreamer’ deal, seeks to walk back ‘tough’ words
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Fires and mudslides have some rethinking the California dream
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – A few who live amid the usually serene beauty and year-round warmth of Santa Barbara County say nature’s recent onslaughts of wildfires and mudslides have dampened their California dreams.
Trump rejects senators’ bipartisan ‘Dreamer’ immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rejected a bipartisan “Dreamer” immigration plan proposed by a group of U.S. senators, saying it did not properly fund his long-touted wall along the southern border with Mexico and calling i…
Connecticut police to release report on Sandy Hook massacre: media
(Reuters) – The Connecticut State Police are set to release a report on Friday analyzing their response to the 2012 Sandy Hook gun massacre of 26 young children and educators at Newtown elementary school, the Hartford Courant reported.
Search for survivors of devastating California mudslide enters third day
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – The search for survivors from a devastating Southern California mudslide that has killed at least 17 people moved into its third day on Friday, with some 700 rescue workers expecting to find more dead victims.
Trump to get first presidential medical exam amid questions about fitness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has his first medical exam as U.S. president on Friday after a week in which his mental fitness for the job has come under intense scrutiny.
Florida communities scramble to help displaced Puerto Ricans
KISSIMMEE, Florida (Reuters) – At Leslie Campbell’s office in the central Florida city of St. Cloud, the phone will not stop ringing.
Rescuers ‘searching for a miracle’ in California mudslide zone
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescuers picking through waist-deep mud on Thursday, two days after a massive mudslide killed at least 17 people along Southern California’s coast, said they feared more bodies may be found but still held out hope for …
Missouri prosecutor to probe Missouri governor over affair
(Reuters) – The top prosecutor in St. Louis said on Thursday she will investigate the actions of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens after he admitted an extramarital affair with a woman before his election in November 2016, but then denied that he tried t…
California mudslide’s victims include three-year-old, octogenarians
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – The mudslides that tore through a coastal Southern California area this week claimed the lives of children as young as 3 and senior citizens as old as 89, officials said on Thursday, while rescue crews continued to sea…
