Mexican cartel leader’s son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader was convicted Friday of charges that he used violence, including the deadly downing of a military helicopter, to help his father operate one of the country’s
US officials meet Sikh activists ahead of Biden-Modi meeting
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several
Missouri health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms, US officials report
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -A second Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday. The
Federal officials have increased staff in recent months at NY jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is awaiting trial
Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument that was removed from a courthouse square in Mississippi will remain in storage rather than being put up at a new site while a lawsuit over its future is considered,
US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision
DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio, a ripple effect after a judge intervened in a different matter and suspended plans for waste shipments from New York
Controversial North Carolina candidate for governor rattles Republicans in critical swing state
The political world is still reeling from a CNN report that the Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, the current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, posted racist and explicit messages on a pornography web site message board more
Closing arguments begin in civil trial over ‘Trump Train’ encounter with Biden-Harris bus in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A civil trial in Texas over a so-called “Trump Train” that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus days before the 2020 election reached closing arguments Friday before a federal jury decides whether the rolling
North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that allocates several hundred million dollars to an expanded private school voucher program and orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents looking for people
Harris says she is trying to get a second debate with Trump
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is trying to get a second opportunity to debate her Republican challenger Donald Trump in this year’s presidential race, Harris said on Friday. “I’m trying to get another