2 wildfires burn along California’s scenic Big Sur coast
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations Thursday along California’s remote Big Sur coast, where a much larger blaze has been burning for nearly three weeks.
Trump administration restricts internships for international students
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a memo for universities that would restrict issuance of certain internship work authorizations for international students as the federal government warned that colleges
Dolly Parton’s legacy lives on through book deliveries to kids
By Jayla Whitfield-Anderson and Kaitlin Bender-Thomas CLEVELAND, Georgia, Aug 27 (Reuters) – For 3-year-old Simon Dockery, a trip to the mailbox can mean a new adventure. Since he was a baby, books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections
PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation, pushing ahead with one of its signature
Detective in Tupac case says he could not verify that defendant participated in rapper’s shooting
By Jack Queen Aug 27 (Reuters) – A former Las Vegas police detective told jurors on Thursday he could not corroborate the story of an ex-gang leader who said he was involved in the drive-by killing of
US ICE grants $16.7 million contract to buy thousands of electric shock gloves
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency granted a $16.7 million contract to buy 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves for officers in the field despite human rights advocates
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis’ murder trial heads to closings in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is headed to closing arguments after the defense rested Thursday following testimony from three former Las Vegas police
Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to
US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the U.S. The
Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misused $10 million, but no charges filed
A Florida grand jury found that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money it diverted to a charity connected to his wife, but it declined to file criminal charges due to a lack