Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility’s climate change impacts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration, ordering a state review of how the facility’s planet-warming emissions
Family of Trinidadian man believed killed in US strike demands proof of drug trafficking
By Andrea de Silva LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad and Tobago (Reuters) -Relatives of a Trinidadian man who say he was killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean this week are demanding evidence to
2 arrested in Texas immigration detention center shooting now face terrorism-related charges
DALLAS (AP) — Two people arrested in a July shooting outside an immigration detention center in Texas are facing new charges that follow President Donald Trump’s order last month to designate a decentralized movement known as antifa
Venezuela at the UN condemns latest US strike in Caribbean as people in Trinidad mourn
LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad (AP) — Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.N., Samuel Moncada, condemned on Thursday a recent U.S. strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed six people, calling it “a new set of extrajudicial
Trump plans to leave his mark on Washington by building a Paris-like arch near the Lincoln Memorial
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to leave his mark on the nation’s capital by building a Paris-style arch just west of the Lincoln Memorial. Trump unveiled the plan at a White House dinner on Wednesday
Labor unions sue US over monitoring social media of visa holders
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Labor unions filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of people who are legally in the United States by searching
US weekly jobless claims decline, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs estimate
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, economists at JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs estimated on Thursday, but lackluster hiring has left many on unemployment rolls. Initial
US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case
MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines. The
North Carolina GOP’s proposed map seeks to thwart Democratic incumbent’s reelection
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislators offered a redrawn U.S. House district map for North Carolina on Thursday, seeking to help President Donald Trump retain GOP control of Congress by attempting to thwart the reelection of the
NYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies
New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools’ guidelines supporting transgender students. City officials said the federal agency led by Education Secretary
