A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation though gave it 90 days to restate its arguments before his order takes effect. The ruling by ...
Read More »Trump seems likely to win travel-ban case at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel-ban case at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the high court. The ban’s challengers almost ...
Read More »Military sex-assault reports jump 10 percent
U.S. officials say reports of sexual assaults across the military jumped by nearly 10 percent in 2017, a year that saw a massive online nude-photo sharing scandal rock the services, triggering greater awareness of sexual harassment and other similar complaints. ...
Read More »Potential settlement may interfere with Fargo profits
Wells Fargo’s profit jumped 6 percent during the first quarter, however that may be revised following an offer by federal regulators to settle a host of investigations into the consumer banking giant at a cost of $1 billion. Wells is ...
Read More »GOP senator says Trump vows to protect marijuana industry
President Donald Trump has promised to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in states that have legalized the drug, a Republican senator said Friday, disclosing the move that could lift a threat to the industry made by the U.S. attorney ...
Read More »As with the president, ‘managing up’ comes with risks, rewards
Communication, collaboration, cooperation. Those are a few favorite things when it comes to “managing up” at work, but handling a difficult boss can be tricky. The challenges and risks are playing out in the White House on a regular basis ...
Read More »US job openings decline in February from record level
U.S. businesses posted fewer open jobs in February than the previous month when openings reached a record level, though layoffs fell. The Labor Department said Friday that openings fell 2.8 percent to 6.05 million, down from 6.23 million in January, ...
Read More »Childhood Holocaust survivors reunited after 76 years
When Alice Gerstel bid an emotional farewell to her family’s closest friends in October 1941, she was hopeful she’d see “Little Simon” Gronowski again. And she did — 76 years later and half a world away from where they were ...
Read More »Anti-extremism efforts falter 5 years after Boston bombing
Five years after two brothers who had been living in America for about a decade bombed the Boston Marathon, federally funded community programs to prevent attacks by homegrown extremists are barely underway and face an uncertain future. Those projects, which ...
Read More »Prosecutor: No charges against officer in deadly hoax call
The Kansas police officer who fired the shot that killed a man during a hoax emergency call will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor announced Thursday. District Attorney Marc Bennett said there was reasonable concern at the time that Andrew ...
Read More »Anti-extremism efforts falter 5 years after Boston bombing
Five years after two brothers who had been living in America for about a decade bombed the Boston Marathon, federally funded community programs to prevent attacks by homegrown extremists are barely underway and face an uncertain future. Those projects, which ...
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