Trump administration sued over phone searches at U.S. borders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has engaged in an unconstitutional practice of searching without a warrant the phones and laptops of Americans who are stopped at the border, a lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleged.
Exclusive: U.S. won’t issue some visas in four nations in deportation crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to depo…
U.S. flood insurance program sees $11 billion payments for Texas flooding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal flood insurance program estimates it will make $11 billion in payments through the government-run program for flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey, the program’s administrator Roy Wright said on Wednesday…
Evacuees begin long road back to Florida Keys after Irma’s devastation
MIAMI/SAN JUAN, P.R. (Reuters) – Evacuees from Hurricane Irma returned early Wednesday to parts of the Florida Keys, which remained largely without electricity and communications in the wake of the deadly storm.
Shocked residents return to Irma-ravaged Florida Keys
ISLAMORADA, Fla. (Reuters) – Evacuees from Hurricane Irma were early on Wednesday returning to the Florida Keys, where sunrise will give them a first glimpse of devastation that has left countless homes and businesses in ruins.
Rhode Island man accused of mom shooting in hospital due in court: media
(Reuters) – A man accused of shooting dead his 70-year-old mother as she lay in a hospital intensive care unit will appear at a New Hampshire Court on Wednesday, media reported.
Harvey storm-water releases were unlawful government takings: lawsuits
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Owners of homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey are claiming billions of dollars in damages by federal and state water releases from storm-swollen reservoirs, using a legal tack pursued without success in Louisiana after Hurricane K…
Congress votes to call on Trump to denounce hate groups
(Reuters) – The U.S. Congress passed a resolution late on Tuesday calling on President Donald Trump to condemn hate groups after Trump was criticized for his response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a month ag…
Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma’s wreckage as death toll climbs
ISLAMORADA, Fla. (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma evacuees began returning to the storm-ravaged Florida Keys on Tuesday to find homes ripped apart and businesses coated in seaweed amid a debris-strewn landscape where an estimated 25 percent of all dwellings …
From Beyonce to Clooney, stars unite for hurricane relief telethon
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A cadre of Hollywood celebrities gave passionate speeches, moving performances and hit the phones on Tuesday at a live televised telethon to raise funds for the survivors and victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
