Federal judge partially blocks Trump’s latest refugee restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Seattle partially blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s newest restrictions on refugee admissions on Saturday, the latest legal defeat for his administration’s efforts to curtail immigration and travel to the U…
Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails
(Reuters) – The head of the organization that stages the Miss America beauty pageant and other leaders with the group resigned on Saturday after a report this week alleging that emails he had sent were derogatory toward past winners.
Miss America CEO resigns after report of derogatory emails
(Reuters) – The head of the organization that stages the Miss America beauty pageant resigned on Saturday after a report this week alleging that emails he had sent were derogatory toward past winners.
Vice Media co-founders apologize for ‘boy’s club’ environment at firm
(Reuters) – Vice Media co-founders issued an apology on Saturday, saying the Millennial-focused media company had allowed a “boy’s club” atmosphere that included sexual harassment to flourish.
FBI deputy director McCabe to retire in 2018: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe plans to retire next year, after months of criticism from Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Elderly couple’s plan to give weed for Christmas thwarted by Nebraska cops
(Reuters) – An elderly California couple discovered by Nebraska sheriff’s deputies with 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck during a cross-country trip said they had planned to give the weed to family as Christmas presents, police said.
Accidentally killing migratory birds not a crime, Trump administration says
(Reuters) – Energy companies and other businesses that accidentally kill migratory birds will no longer be criminally prosecuted, the Trump administration said Friday in a decision hailed by industry but denounced by environmental groups.
Exclusive: U.S. memo weakens guidelines for protecting immigrant children in court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has issued new guidelines for immigration judges that remove some instructions for how to protect unaccompanied juveniles appearing in their courtrooms.
California wildfire becomes largest on record in the state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A sprawling Southern California wildfire that has been burning through rugged, drought-parched coastal terrain since Dec. 4 has become the largest on record in the state, state fire officials said on Friday.
Trump travel ban should not apply to people with strong U.S. ties: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday said President Donald Trump’s hotly contested travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries should not be applied to people with strong U.S. ties.
