Jun 26 Dementia presents a unique challenge to gun safety By JoNel Aleccia, Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News As America copes with an epidemic of gun violence that kills 96 people each day, there has been vigorous debate about how to prevent people with mental illness from acquiring weapons. But a little-known problem is what to do about… Continue reading
Jun 26 Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers By David Bauder, Associated Press NEW YORK — The children at the center of the national debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policy have been heard about but rarely seen. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Funeral held for Antwon Rose, black teen killed by police officer In our news wrap Monday, mourners lined up outside a school to mourn Antwon Rose, a black teenager shot to death by a white policeman near Pittsburgh. Also, Algeria’s government sent 13,000 migrants into the Sahara Desert in the past… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 9:51 How families of gun owners with dementia grapple with safety By John Yang, Frank Carlson By 2050 as many as 12 million people with dementia may live in homes with guns -- a fact that is prompting doctors, researchers and family members to ask how potential tragedies can be prevented. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Jun 25 What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have? By Gretchen Frazee The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border -- a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order -- has called attention to the legal rights of immigrants under U.S. law. Continue reading
Jun 25 Prosecution referrals suspended for adults who cross border illegally with kids, official says By Associated Press The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says he has temporarily stopped referring for criminal prosecution adults who cross the border illegally with children. Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters in Texas Monday he ordered referrals suspended within hours of… Continue reading
Jun 25 Sessions defends Trump administration's immigration policies By Scott Sonner, John L. Mone, Associated Press While hundreds of protesters rallied outside, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration policies Monday in a speech, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members. Continue reading
Jun 25 Migrant detainees to be housed at 2 military bases in Texas, Mattis says By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. Continue reading
Jun 25 To avoid deportation, undocumented immigrants forgo Medicaid for their American children By Ashley Lopez, KUT Under the proposed change, if family members receive government services — even if those family members are citizens — it would ding the applicants’ chances of approval for permanent residency. Continue reading
Jun 25 U.S. approves marijuana-based drug for seizures By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration approved the medication from GW Pharmaceuticals on Monday to treat two rare forms of childhood epilepsy. It's a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law. Continue reading