Apr 29 Prosecutors sue ICE to stop courthouse immigration arrests By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says district attorneys are unable to prosecute certain cases because victims, witnesses and defendants are too afraid to come to court. Continue reading
Apr 29 Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years By Zeina Karam, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Al-Bagdadi acknowledged that IS lost the war in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, which was captured last month by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. measles cases top 700 By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The updated national tally has already eclipsed the total for any full year since 1994, when 963 cases were reported. Continue reading
Apr 29 Afghan leaders convene to set agenda for Taliban talks By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press President Ashraf Ghani hopes to showcase unity at the four-day meeting that brings together politicians, tribal elders, many prominent figures and others. Continue reading
Apr 29 Avenatti to be arraigned on charges of cheating, lying By Amy Taxin, Associated Press The lawyer who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels is facing charges that he stole millions of dollars from clients, cheated on his taxes and lied to investigators. Continue reading
Apr 28 AP fact check: Trump’s follies on immigration, health care By Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump stretched the truth on various fronts at his Wisconsin rally and in weekend remarks, asserting that an immigration plan to send migrants illegally in the country to sanctuary cities had begun when it hadn’t. He also claimed… Continue reading
Apr 28 Nominate a woman? Some Democratic women aren’t so sure By Alexandra Jaffe, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press Women are among the party’s most energized and engaged voters. Democrats sent a historic number of women to Congress last year and have a record number of women running for president. But the Oval Office has been elusive, and given… Continue reading
Apr 28 Judge and civil rights icon Damon J. Keith dies at age 96 By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, died Sunday. He was 96. Continue reading
Apr 28 Thousands march in Hong Kong against extradition law By Associated Press Hong Kong police said around 22,800 protesters marched through downtown on Sunday in opposition to changes to an extradition law widely seen as eroding the territory’s independent legal system. Continue reading
Apr 28 160,000 at risk in Mozambique after 2nd cyclone in 6 weeks By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press A second disaster unfolded on Sunday in northern Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as raging flood waters killed one person and began to cut off the region’s main city from the outside world. Some 160,000 people were at… Continue reading