RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro have hit a record high, rising by 18% in the first…
Boat capsizes in Strait of Gibraltar; 9 of 12 migrants drown
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – An activist group that operates a hotline for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea said Friday that nine of the…
Immigration court pushes jailed Lithuanian’s hearing to 2022
CHICAGO (AP) – An ex-Lithuanian judge and lawmaker jailed in Chicago at Lithuania’s request faces another obstacle in her extradition fight after an immigration court…
Ex-Trump aide on board of company that detains migrant kids
MIAMI (AP) – Former White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly has joined the board of the conglomerate that operates the largest facility for…
Judge: ICE agents can’t use immigration interview as ‘trap’
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents impermissibly arrested a Maryland resident after he showed up for an interview with immigration…
ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers
SEATTLE (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are again going to court to challenge the Trump administration, this time over its…
Oglala Sioux tribe threatens to banish Kristi Noem from reservation
A Native American tribe has told South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem she’s not welcome on one of largest reservations in the country after she…
Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrat, surges on far-left agenda
After months of struggling to find a foothold in the presidential race, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has climbed into third place in national surveys that suggest…
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren find common purpose: Defeating Joe Biden
They may eventually fight over the same pool of voters, but for now Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernard Sanders appear to be working toward the…
David Eastman votes ‘no’ on Alaska Black History Month bill
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Republican lawmaker who was the lone no vote on a bill to make February Black History Month in Alaska on Thursday…