U.S. senators seek relaxed screening of border patrol applicants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Republican senators, hoping to speed the hiring of law enforcement agents on U.S. borders, on Friday introduced legislation waiving lie detector tests for job applicants who already serve in law enforcement or have done mil…
U.S. says court should not block Trump sanctuary city order
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal court should not suspend President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants.
U.S. doctors in training to work longer hours under new guidelines
(Reuters) – Days may get a lot longer for some doctors in training after the group that oversees medical education in the United States rolled back controversial rules limiting the number of hours first-year residents may work.
Americans oppose bathroom laws limiting transgender rights: poll
(Reuters) – The majority of respondents to a new U.S. poll opposed laws barring transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identities and indicated growing acceptance for gay rights, a nonpartisan research group said on Friday…
More than 100,000 customers without power in upstate New York
(Reuters) – More than 100,000 customers remained without power in upstate New York on Friday and were told that some outages could last for days after fierce winds toppled power lines and damaged homes and businesses.
Trump’s disputes with local governments could create fresh conflicts of interest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, has a magnificent course. Just ask its namesake, U.S. President Donald Trump, who until recently was quoted on its website saying the club “provides more than a membership – it’s a true luxury lifestyle.”
Trump administration sends judges to immigration detention centers: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Department of Justice is deploying 50 judges to immigration detention facilities across the United States, according to two sources and a letter seen by Reuters and sent to judges on Thursday.
U.S. program for Afghan translators in jeopardy as visa supply runs low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it will soon run out of visas for interpreters and other Afghans who have worked for the U.S. government during the decade and a half that U.S. forces have been engaged in the country.
In Missouri, poor defendants wait months in jail for lawyers: ACLU
(Reuters) – Missouri’s system for providing lawyers to represent poor people accused of crimes is so under-funded that defendants wait months for an attorney and plead guilty in cases they could easily have won, a lawsuit filed Thursday said.
Boston St. Patrick’s parade organizers deny banning gay marchers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Organizers of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade denied on Thursday that they told a gay veterans’ group its members could not march openly in one of the largest U.S. celebrations of the holiday and accused the group of breaking parad…
