Churches offer refuge for Central Americans facing U.S. deportation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Leaders of the church-based Sanctuary Movement vowed on Friday to offer their places of worship as refuge for immigrants facing deportation under an Obama administration crackdown on Central American families who entered the Uni…
Eastern U.S. sees warm Christmas, winter storm looms for Plains
(Reuters) – Much of the U.S. East Coast could see record high temperatures on Christmas Day and through the weekend even as a major winter storm looms for the southern Great Plains, forecasters said on Friday.
Bill Clinton’s Arkansas birthplace damaged in suspected arson
(Reuters) – The birthplace of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in Hope, Arkansas, was slightly damaged in a suspected arson fire early on Friday, police said.
Bristol Palin gives birth to her second child
(Reuters) – Bristol Palin, a daughter of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has given birth to a second child out of wedlock.
One dead as fight leads to fatal shooting at North Carolina mall
(Reuters) – An armed 18-year-old man in a fight inside a mall packed with Christmas shoppers in Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot by an off-duty officer working security and died at the scene on Thursday, police said.
Arizona man indicted in ‘Draw Mohammed’ event hit with new charges
(Reuters) – An Arizona man already accused of aiding two gunmen in an attack on an event in Texas drawing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed had also inquired about using pipe bombs and explosives during the 2015 Super Bowl in Phoenix, court documents sa…
Cleanup begins from Southern U.S. storms that left 14 dead
(Reuters) – Recovery crews and utility workers began cleaning up widespread damage on Thursday left by severe storms that spawned tornadoes across six states in the U.S. South and Midwest, killing at least 14 people and destroying scores of homes.
Federal government clears Santa Claus and reindeer to enter U.S.
DENVER (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted a first-of-its kind Christmas Eve waiver for a herd of reindeer to enter the United States, bypassing the agency’s usually stringent requirements on the importation of livestock.
One dead as fight leads to fatal shooting at North Carolina mall
(Reuters) – An armed male in a fight inside a mall packed with Christmas shoppers in Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot by an off-duty officer working security and died at the scene on Thursday, police said.
U.S. plans raids to deport families who surged across border: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun preparing for a series of raids that would target for deportation hundreds of families who have flocked to the United States since the start of last year, The Washington Post rep…
