Woman shot by Border Patrol during Oregon immigration stop sentenced for illegally entering US
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman who was shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent during a recent immigration stop in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally entering the U.S. and was sentenced to one
Judge warns Trump administration from changing plaintiffs immigration status in First Amendment case
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the academics, who are party to a lawsuit alleging U.S. policy singles out noncitizens for detention or deportation over their pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses, can seek
Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, ‘so many witnesses’ and the threats ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how the defeated president “sought to prey” on his supporters and “looked for
Trump attributes new bruise on hand to aspirin consumption
By Steve Holland, Andrea Shalal and Bo Erickson ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed a noticeable bruise on his left hand to his high intake of aspirin. The
Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Kemp accepted a report from a review commission finding that the charges
House Republicans barely defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check Trump’s military actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority
US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it’s hardly a clean
CSX railroad profit slips 2% as shipping demand remained weak and severance costs hurt results
CSX said Thursday that its profit slipped 2% in the fourth quarter as the railroad dealt with weak demand and severance costs from layoffs that new CEO Steve Angel carried out last fall. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad
Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump’s orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency in charge of enforcing workplace anti-discrimination laws on Thursday voted to rescind its own guidance on how to guard against harassment at work, marking another major shift in U.S. civil rights
Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader
CHICAGO (AP) — A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area
