Californians say undocumented immigrants should get to stay: poll
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A strong majority of Californians say immigrants benefit their state and that those who came to the United States illegally should be allowed to remain to live and work, a poll published on Wednesday shows.
Hurricane Joaquin intensifies to category 3: NHC
(Reuters) – Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
U.S. proposes protections for Hawaiian bees threatened with extinction
(Reuters) – U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed protections for seven types of bees once found in abundance in Hawaii that are now threatened with extinction due to factors like habitat loss, wildfires and the invasion of nonnative plants and …
Congress averts government shutdown, Obama signs funding measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ending weeks of infighting, the U.S. Congress on Wednesday voted to avert a government shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline, passing a stop-gap measure to extend funding for federal agencies until Dec. 11.
Remains of missing Colorado teen found in chimney of cabin
DENVER (Reuters) – The body of a Colorado teenager who vanished seven years ago was found stuck in the chimney of a mountain cabin within a mile of where he went missing, authorities said on Wednesday.
U.S. Secret Service combed files of lawmaker probing agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. Secret Service employees earlier this year combed the files of a House lawmaker who had been critical of security lapses at the agency and disclosed some of his personal information that was then published in the m…
Bid to repeal California school vaccination law may falter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A plan to ask voters to repeal a new California law tightening vaccination requirements for school-age children may falter due to a shortfall in signatures needed to put the referendum on the ballot.
New York Military Academy sold in bidding war to Chinese investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The bankrupt New York Military Academy, a 126-year-old preparatory school on the Hudson River that counts billionaire Donald Trump among its graduates, was sold on Wednesday after a bidding war between groups backed by two China-ba…
Texas governor seeks more border security help
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the federal government on Wednesday for more law enforcement help to manage another large influx of people crossing the Mexico border illegally.
Oklahoma sheriff to resign after indictments linked to fatal shooting
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz said on Wednesday he plans to resign after a grand jury recommended his removal and indicted him on two misdemeanors in an investigation spurred by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man b…
