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Chicago (AFP) – Several police officers in the US city of St Louis were charged Thursday with illegally beating an undercover officer posing as a protester and then attempting to cover up their actions.
The charges stem from a widely-criticized police response to September 2017 street protests in the Midwestern city during which police were accused of using excessive force. Continue reading “St. Louis cops charged with beating undercover officer during protest”
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), a leading member of the Senate Finance Committee, and a group of GOP allies are pushing President Trump to move a newly negotiated trade deal with Canada and Mexico through Congress before Democrats take over the House next year.
Toomey said the Trump administration needed to submit the final text of the deal to Congress by Friday if lawmakers are to have any chance of implementing it before Democrats assume the House majority. Continue reading “Senate GOP presses Trump to move on new NAFTA deal before Dems take over House”
President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will be signing a ban on bump stocks that gives Americans 90 days to hand them over or otherwise dispose of them.
Bump stocks were used during the October 1, 2017, Las Vegas attack. That attack marked the first time that bump stocks were known to have been used in a crime. Continue reading “Report: President Trump Signing Bump Stock Ban, Citizens Have 90 Days to Turn Them In”
Migrants who came with the caravan are suffering from respiratory infections, tuberculosis, chickenpox and other serious health issues, Tijuana’s Health Department warned on Thursday morning.
The spokesman told Fox News that out of 6,000 migrants currently residing in the city, over a third of them (2,267) are being treated for health-related issues. Continue reading “Migrants stranded at border battle tuberculosis, lice, HIV as Tijuana officials decry soaring expenses”
Yuma Sector Border Patrol officials tweeted that large groups of illegal immigrants from Central America continue to exploit gaps in the region’s border infrastructure to enter the U.S.
Border Patrol officials with the Yuma Sector tweeted a video showing a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border where there is a gap in infrastructure. The crossing occurred on November 23 at about 4:15 p.m., according to Yuma Sector officials. Continue reading “Central American Migrants Exploit Border Barrier Gaps in Arizona”
HOUSTON – The mother of a toddler who died weeks after being released from the nation’s largest family detention center has filed a legal claim seeking $60 million from the U.S. government for the child’s death.
Attorneys for Yazmin Juarez submitted the claim against multiple agencies Tuesday. Juarez’s 1-year-old daughter, Mariee, died in May. Continue reading “US sued for $60 million after infant in detention later died”
Earlier today, Trump’s chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow poured cold water on expectations for an imminent resolution of the US-China trade war when he said that negotiations in the run up to this week’s G-20 talks “haven’t yielded any progress”, and unless something changes, the “administration will move ahead with the next phase of tariffs.” Continue reading “China Ambassador Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If No Deal, Hints At “All Out” War”
Thousands of additional migrants are expected to arrive in Tijuana, Mexico, to try to claim asylum at the U.S. border. The incoming migrants are in addition to the approximately 5,000 migrants who already arrived in this border city during recent days.
Jean Guerrero from KPBS first reported on the expected migrant arrivals after she spoke to a group who had just made their way to Tijuana, Baja California. Continue reading “Thousands of Additional Migrants Headed to U.S. Border”
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles.
The reduction includes 8,100 white-collar workers, some of whom will take buyouts and others who will be laid off. Most of the affected factories build cars that won’t be sold in the U.S. after next year. They could close or they could get different vehicles to build. They will be part of contract talks with the United Auto Workers union next year. Continue reading “GM to slash 14,700 jobs in North America”
Russia has fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels off the Crimean Peninsula in a major escalation of tensions between the two countries.
Two gunboats and a tug were captured by Russian forces. A number of Ukrainian crew members were injured.
Each country blames the other for the incident. On Monday Ukrainian MPs are due to vote on declaring martial law. Continue reading “Tension escalates after Russia seizes Ukraine naval ships”
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that American troops stationed at the southwest border would not be armed with guns to confront incoming migrants, despite a White House directive that aims to protect border security officials by pairing them with military forces.
The White House memo seeks to expand the mission of the troops at the border to also include duties such as crowd control and temporary detention. But Mr. Mattis said it left the final decision on what American soldiers and Marines could do — and could not — to the defense secretary.
Continue reading “American Troops at Border Won’t Have Guns, Mattis Says”
A shooting Thursday night at a mall in Alabama left one person dead and two teens hospitalized with bullet wounds, police said.
The shooting happened around 9:52 p.m. local time after a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old man got into a physical altercation near the Footaction store at Riverchase Galleria mall, according to Capt. Gregg Rector of the Hoover Police Department. Continue reading “1 dead, 2 injured in Alabama mall shooting”
TOMS shoe company plans to donate $5 million to various gun control groups. The company also launched a campaign to mobilize their customers to support the gun control agenda.
One of TOMS’ campaigns includes a postcard campaign. Customers can input their name and address on their website and the company will send a postcard to their representative. Continue reading “TOMS Shoe Company Donated a Whopping $5 Million to Various Gun Control Groups”
A group of about 150 migrants carrying white flags that read, “La paz y Dios,” or “Peace and God are With Us,” separated from the larger caravan near Southern California and inched within 500 feet of the U.S., a report Thursday said.
The migrants said they are carrying the white flags to show that they are peaceful, and will attempt to present themselves as asylum seekers near Baja, Calif., The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Continue reading “Small group breaks from caravan, within 500 feet of US border, report says”
COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — Two children and two adults were found dead Tuesday at a burning mansion that was intentionally set ablaze in an upscale community near the New Jersey shore, officials said.
One of the owners of the home is a technology CEO with a relative whose house not far away also caught fire Tuesday, records show. Authorities said they were investigating whether there was a link.
Continue reading “2 Kids, 2 Adults Dead in Arson Fire at Mansion”
The Centers for Disease Control came out Tuesday with a warning for everyone in the United States: Do not eat any romaine lettuce.
CDC officials are investigating the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has infected 32 people in 11 states. They were infected from October 8, 2018 through October 31, 2018. So far, there have been no cases in Washington State. Continue reading “CDC: Do not eat ANY Romaine lettuce amid E. coli outbreak”
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two men and two women were found shot and killed in a basement of a house being renovated on Monday.
Police received a call in the morning to check on the welfare of people at the house after a family member arrived to find the door ajar. Responding officers found the four in the basement, each with a single gunshot wound to the head. Continue reading “Police: 4 people found ‘executed’ in home’s basement”
A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally, likely prompting a legal challenge from the White House.
Trump issued a proclamation on Nov. 9 that said anyone who crossed the southern border would be ineligible for asylum. Continue reading “Judge bars US from enforcing Trump administration’s asylum ban”
The Latest on a shooting at a Chicago hospital (all times local):
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Chicago police have secured a hospital following a shooting that left the suspected gunman dead and four others critically wounded. Continue reading “Suspect dead, 4 critical after Chicago hospital shooting”
TIJUANA, Mexico – Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via caravan in hopes of a new life in the U.S.
Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months ahead of them while they seek asylum. The federal government estimates the number of migrants could soon swell to 10,000. Continue reading “Tijuana protesters chant ‘Out!’ at migrants camped in city”