Tag: United States government
Facility for teen immigrant girls in Houston being closed
<p>HOUSTON — A facility in Houston that housed girls who crossed U.S. border unaccompanied is being closed and the girls immediately moved, the U.S....
High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine who is eligible to receive more than...
Immigration judge, subject of complaint by lawyers, retires
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Immigration Court judge who was the subject of a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department involving hostile and...
US deports woman who lied about role in Rwandan genocide
CONCORD, N.H. — A woman who served a 10-year sentence in U.S. prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to...
Colorado GOP lawmaker: Slavery policy didn’t impugn humanity
<p>DENVER — Democrats in Colorado have condemned a Republican lawmaker for joking about lynching before saying a 18th century policy designating a slave as...
Families hope loved ones can be found alive in capsized boat
PORT FOURCHON, La. — Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized liftboat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday, a rescue...
House GOP takes cash from casino mogul accused of misconduct
<p>WASHINGTON — A major House Republican fundraising committee overseen by GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy received over $770,000 from Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas...
51 West Points cadets caught cheating must repeat a year
Most of the 73 West Point cadets accused in the biggest cheating scandal in decades at the U.S. Military Academy are being required to...
Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful...
LSU reeling amid protracted reviews of sexual assault cases
When LSU's football team emerges from the north end zone tunnel in 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium for its traditional spring scrimmage on Saturday, players will...