Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional U.S. barriers
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk, while resuming refugee admissions for other countries, government officials said on Tuesday. Most of …
Puerto Rico, Whitefish defend controversial power contract
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico and Whitefish Energy Holdings on Tuesday defended their $300 million contract for the small Montana company to repair the U.S. territory’s hurricane-ravaged power grid after the deal was criticized by U.S. lawmakers.
Stricter Missouri abortion rules take effect after legal fight
(Reuters) – New abortion regulations took effect on Tuesday in Missouri that critics argue will make it more difficult for women to access the procedure.
U.S. court sides with illegal immigrant teen seeking an abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 17-year-old illegal immigrant in federal custody in Texas can have an abortion immediately despite the objections of President Donald Trump’s administration, a U.S. appeals court decided on Tuesday in a ruling spearheaded by De…
Mississippi woman wrongly jailed for 96 days can sue county
(Reuters) – A Mississippi woman who sat in a county jail for 96 days without being offered bail or a lawyer, on suspicion of a drug crime she swore she never committed, may pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the county and its sheriff, a federal app…
Texas father changes story about toddler’s death: police
(Reuters) – The Texas father who told police his 3-year-old daughter disappeared after he sent her outside at 3 a.m. as punishment for not drinking milk has now told police she died from choking on the drink, according to an arrest warrant issued on Tu…
Former Philadelphia D.A. sent to prison for five years for corruption
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Former Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in federal prison for taking bribes and committing fraud to maintain a lifestyle prosecutors said he could not afford.
Pennsylvania audit finds ‘extreme dysfunction’ in Scranton schools
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s top state auditor on Tuesday said he found such “extreme dysfunction” and “serious financial instability” in the Scranton School District that he referred the matter to local, state and federal authorities for…
U.S. court paves way for illegal immigrant teen to have abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a 17-year-old illegal immigrant in federal custody in Texas should be able to obtain an abortion immediately despite the objections of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Lawyers slam key witness in ex-NYC union head’s bribery trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers defending the former head of New York City’s correction officers’ union and a co-founder of defunct hedge fund Platinum Partners in a federal bribery trial told jurors on Tuesday that prosecutors’ star witness was a liar.
