Oct 08 Lawsuits around U.S. seek to block Trump's public charge rule By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press The rule is an aggressive step by the Trump administration in its efforts to rewrite the nation's immigration policies with its focus on effectively denying permanent resident status to many legal immigrants through how it defines a "public charge."… Continue reading
Oct 08 Lawsuits say feds used marriage interviews as a trap to deport immigrants By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Six couples have joined a class action accusing federal agents of luring families to marriage interviews in Baltimore, only to detain the immigrant spouse for deportation. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Former President Carter helps build Habitat home despite black eye By Travis Loller, Associated Press Former President Jimmy Carter fell at home on Sunday, requiring 14 stitches, but he did not let his injuries keep him from participating in his 36th building project with the nonprofit Christian housing organization. Continue reading
Oct 08 Police find 2 suspicious packages outside Supreme Court, before LGBTQ rights case By Associated Press Police investigated suspicious packages found near the court just before the justices were to hear arguments over LGBT rights. Continue reading
Oct 08 NBA says it supports freedom of speech after Hong Kong tweet By Stephen Wade, Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Oct 08 Supreme Court hears cases on LGBT people's rights By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The cases Tuesday are the court's first on LGBT rights since Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement and replacement by Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Oct 08 3 win Nobel in Physics for discovering planet and work on the universe's evolution By David Keyton, Associated Press A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:31 Impeachment subpoenas hit Pentagon, White House as second whistleblower steps forward Monday brought a new round of subpoenas related to the impeachment inquiry, as House Democrats sent demands for documents to the Pentagon and White House budget office. Meanwhile, a second whistleblower entered the picture to back up the original complaint. Continue watching
Oct 07 Kroger, Walgreens to stop selling e-cigarettes in U.S. By Associated Press The vaping industry has come under scrutiny after hundreds of people have fallen ill and at least eight have died after using vaping devices. Continue reading
Oct 07 Should you eat more red meat? By Nsikan Akpan Despite new guidelines for red and processed meat, the answer is still broadly no. Here's why nutritional studies are so confusing. Continue reading