White House sees surge in Syrian refugee admissions this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration believes it will be able to process many more Syrian refugees in the last half of fiscal 2016 than in the first six months, allowing it to meet its goal of admitting at least 10,000 by Sept. 30.
Texas man sentenced to 45 years for sexually assaulting children
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Thursday for sexually assaulting two of his children and forcing them to watch him have sex, court officials said.
Philadelphia passes soda tax after mayor rewrites playbook
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney scored a victory that had eluded more than 40 U.S. public officials who took on the powerful U.S. soda industry when the city council voted on Thursday to slap a tax on sweetened drinks.
Health agency reports U.S. babies with Zika-related birth defects
(Reuters) – Three babies have been born in the United States with birth defects linked to likely Zika virus infections in the mothers during pregnancy, along with three cases of lost pregnancies linked to Zika, federal health officials said on Thursday…
Family of U.S. student killed in Paris attacks sues social media companies
(Reuters) – The family of a California design student killed in November’s attacks in Paris sued Twitter Inc, Google and Facebook Inc, claiming the social media companies provide “material support” to the militant group Islamic State.
Texas loses again in effort to stop Syrian refugee resettlement
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to Texas’ bid to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state, saying it did not have the authority to set immigration policy and had failed to show that a private relief…
Senate inches closer to gun control showdown after massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate inched closer to scheduling votes on limited gun control measures after a Florida nightclub massacre, with Democrats challenging Republicans on Thursday to defy the national gun lobby and vote for new restrictions…
Trump in Washington for deposition in lawsuit against celebrity chef
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump spent about two hours at a Washington law firm on Thursday for a deposition in his lawsuit against celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who withdrew last year from a deal to open a restaurant at Trump’s new h…
Judge dismisses New York City jail officers’ dog sniff lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by New York City’s correction officers union to end a city policy allowing guards to be strip-searched and disciplined when drug-sniffing dogs detect narcotics on them.
U.S. officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats
(Reuters) – Muslim-Americans have repeatedly informed authorities of fellow Muslims they fear might be turning to extremism, law enforcement officials say, contrary to a claim by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week.
