Senate rejects immigration bills, leaves Dreamers in limbo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate rejected a series of bills to protect “Dreamer” immigrants on Thursday, leaving in limbo the future of 1.8 million young adults brought to the United States illegally as children.
U.S. groups sue Trump administration over teen pregnancy grant cuts
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood, other organizations and a Washington state county filed lawsuits on Thursday challenging a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to defund more than $200 million in teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Gun restraining order might have thwarted Florida shooting: experts
(Reuters) – A few U.S. states have laws allowing police and family members to obtain orders barring people suspected of being a threat from possessing guns, but Florida does not. Some gun control proponents and legal experts said Wednesday’s school sho…
New York top court clears man held 6 years at Rikers Island without trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, on Thursday threw out the indictment of a man who spent more than six years in the Rikers Island jail in a Manhattan murder case, saying his constitutional right…
Senate rejects immigration bills after Trump veto threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate failed to advance any legislation to protect “Dreamer” immigrants on Thursday, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward on four proposals including one backed by President Donald Trump and two bipartis…
FBI was warned about Florida man accused of killing 17 at school
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned in September about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday…
New York police sergeant cleared in deadly shooting of woman: union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police sergeant was found not guilty of all charges on Thursday in the 2016 death of a emotionally disturbed woman whom he shot as she wielded a baseball bat in her apartment, the officer’s union said.
FBI was warned about accused Florida gunman but unable to locate him
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned last year about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday.
U.S. senator questions FEMA over Puerto Rico contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate’s budget panel has questioned the federal disaster response agency about two contracts totaling more than $180 million, awarded to companies that failed to deliver the goods to hurricane-hit Puerto Ric…
Rights group sues to block Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The ACLU filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging an Ohio law that criminalizes abortions if a doctor performing a termination is aware that the woman has received a diagnosis that her fetus has Down syndrome.
