Dec 21 US heads to court to build Trump border wall in Texas By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump signs $1.4 trillion in spending, avoids shutdown By Associated Press President Trump signed off Friday on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through Sept. 30, dodging the possibility of a shutdown ahead of what's expected to be a contentious election season. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 6:38 For-profit prisons reap business benefit from Trump’s immigration stance A new investigation reveals the rapid growth of for-profit prisons being used to house immigrants. While the phenomenon has generated tremendous revenue for the industry, it has also resulted in hundreds of cases of alleged abuse and mistreatment in those… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 8:56 Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico face daily threat of violence By Yamiche Alcindor According to the U.S. Immigration Policy Center, one in four asylum seekers forced by the Trump administration to remain in Mexico encounters violence there. Yamiche Alcindor looks at the risks they face as they wait out their cases in places… Continue watching
Dec 20 UK charges U.S. diplomat’s wife over teen’s death in crash By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The decision to charge Anne Sacoolas, who has claimed diplomatic immunity, has caused tensions between the U.K. and the United States. Continue reading
Dec 20 United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes By Cathy Bussewitz, Tom Krisher, Associated Press Airlines have already been dealing with delayed flight schedules tied to the Max, which was grounded worldwide after the second of two crashes of its jet. Continue reading
Dec 20 Border officers say they felt unsafe enacting Trump asylum crackdown By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency's front-line employees at one Texas bridge “are not injured or killed” enforcing the policy. Continue reading
Dec 20 2 dead and 2 hurt from shooting at municipal building in North Carolina By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press Winston-Salem city spokesman Ed McNeal said: “There is no ongoing threat.”… Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump tweeted Friday morning that the magazine, Christianity Today, an evangelical magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham, is a “far left“ publication, which “has been doing poorly and hasn’t been involved with the Billy Graham family for many… Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Boeing’s Starliner off course in orbit after launch debut By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Everything went flawlessly as the Atlas V rocket soared with the Starliner just before sunrise. But a half-hour into the flight, Boeing reported that the capsule didn't get into the position needed to get to the International Space Station. Continue reading