Jan 23 U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women By Matthew Lee, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. Continue reading
Jan 23 What we know, and don’t, about the alleged Bezos phone hack By Frank Bajak, Associated Press According to a report overseen by a former longtime FBI agent and top cybersecurity official in the Obama administration, evidence on the phone suggests it was infected by spyware in May 2018 via a WhatsApp message from the account of… Continue reading
Jan 23 Islamic leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz By Associated Press A high-level delegation of Muslim religious leaders visited Auschwitz on Thursday along with a Jewish group in what organizers called “the most senior Islamic leadership delegation" to visit the site of a Nazi German death camp. Continue reading
Jan 23 Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the crash deaths in the state's Snowy Monaro region, which came as Australia grapples with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: ‘Every generation has to fight’ for democracy and freedom, Schiff says By Gretchen Frazee “There’s no guarantee that next year people will live in more freedom than today, and the prospect for our children is even more in doubt,” Schiff said during opening arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 22 Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Utah is now the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it. Continue reading
Jan 22 Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died at age 77 after suffering from dementia. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Roberts admonishes both sides in impeachment trial By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press It was just before 1 a.m., as tempers on the floor had started to wear thin, that he reminded senators, House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team who was in charge. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Senate approves rules for Trump’s impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Senate voted 53-47 to approve the resolution after hours of debate. Continue reading
Jan 22 Republicans reject subpoenas for Bolton, Mulvaney in Senate trial By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press By the same 53-47 party-line, they turned away witnesses with front-row seats to President Donald Trump's actions, including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and John Bolton, the former national security adviser critical of the Ukraine policy. Continue reading