Dec 05 Grand jury upgrades charge against Border Patrol agent who confessed to 4 murders By Associated Press Authorities have said the victims were sex workers whom Juan David Ortiz knew and targeted for their vulnerability. Continue reading
Dec 05 Prosecutors ramp up foreign lobbying probe tied to Manafort By Eric Tucker, Desmond Butler, Chad Day, Associated Press In a flurry of new activity, Justice Department prosecutors in the last several weeks have begun interviewing witnesses and contacting lawyers to schedule additional questioning related to the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs, the people familiar with the inquiry… Continue reading
Dec 05 New study shows 1 in 6 U.S. health care workers are immigrants By Laura Santhanam In the U.S., an aging population and projected rise in chronic illnesses are expected to strain the health care system in the coming years, without a similar influx of trained workers to fill those jobs. Continue reading
Dec 05 UK accuses Facebook of giving certain companies preferential access to users’ data By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The U.K. Parliament committee says Facebook "whitelisted" or gave preferential access to certain companies, such as Airbnb and Netflix, even after the tech giant announced changes in 2015 to end access to a user's "friends." The allegations are based on… Continue reading
Dec 05 Paradise residents can begin to go home weeks after deadly blaze began By Don Thompson, Associated Press Evacuation orders were being lifted for all neighborhoods in the eastern side of the town of Paradise, where the fire that started Nov. 8 destroyed about 14,000 homes and killed at least 85 people, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said… Continue reading
Dec 05 As Yemen’s warring parties meet for talks, officials hope for small steps By Brian Rohan, Associated Press The adversaries will meet in Sweden this week for another attempt at talks aimed at halting their catastrophic 3-year-old war, but there are few incentives for major compromises, and the focus is likely to be on firming up a shaky… Continue reading
Dec 05 Supreme Court takes up closely watched double jeopardy case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The outcome could have a spillover effect on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Dec 05 Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent ‘yellow vest’ demonstrations By Sylvie Corbet, Samuel Petrequin, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Protesters celebrated the victory, but some said Macron's surrender came too late and is no longer enough to quell the mounting anger at their president, whom they consider out-of-touch with the problems of ordinary people. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: George W. Bush says his father’s last words were ‘I love you too’ By Associated Press At a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral, George W. Bush extolled his father not only for his service as president but also as a role model as a loving husband, father and grandfather. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: George H.W. Bush was a class act from birth to death, says former Sen. Alan Simpson By Associated Press Former Sen. Alan Simpson has hailed his old friend George H.W. Bush as man of humility, a commodity the Wyoming Republican says is rare in the capital. Continue reading