Tag: U.S. news
Trump wants mass deportations, but US views of immigration are more positive since he took office
WASHINGTON – Just months after President Donald Trump returned to office vowing mass deportations, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good...
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
DAYTON, Tenn. – A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial...
Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades plans to process the fossil fuel...
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty in drug trafficking case in rescheduled hearing
CHICAGO – A son of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty in a sweeping U.S. drug trafficking...
Arkansas prison employees fired after ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ escape
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped have been fired...
Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department...
Justin Bieber teases his long-awaited seventh album, apparently called ‘Swag’
NEW YORK – Justin Bieber is teasing his long-awaited seventh studio album — apparently called “Swag” — with a series of billboards and social...
A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them
As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of Comfort -- a last-ditch...
Larry David teams with the Obamas for HBO US history sketch show for the nation’s 250th
LOS ANGELES – Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO...
George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration’s anti-DEI crackdown
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign...