Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US following hantavirus outbreak
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be his home for 35 days as he traveled across the South Atlantic. Now, he is one of 18 Americans
Federal judge rules ICE in Colorado violated order limiting warrantless arrests
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant. U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have
Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for children
A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it. NYU Langone is the first
Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs from medical experiments. The unlikely pair
Obama meets with Talarico, aiming to boost Democrat’s bid for US Senate in Texas
AUSTIN (AP) — Former President Barack Obama met with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico Tuesday in Texas, putting his support behind a campaign that Democrats see as a shot, if a long one, for the party to
Republican senators say they need more detail on $1B White House security request
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators left a meeting with the director of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday saying they need more details on a $1 billion security plan for the White House, including a proposed $220
Florida plans to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention center, New York Times reports
By Daphne Psaledakis and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a federal official
Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump won’t have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal,
US consumer finance agency to bring staff back to office year after closure
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – Leadership at the U.S. consumer finance watchdog plans to recall staff to the office more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered its Washington headquarters and tried to
US social media legislation gains momentum as key Republican senator pledges support
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. legislation that would require social media companies to take more responsibility for how their apps affect children and teens overcame a key hurdle on Tuesday, when a leading