Friday 8 June 2018

Exclusive: U.S. sending 1,600 immigration detainees to federal prisons

Exclusive: U.S. sending 1,600 immigration detainees to federal prisons

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday, in the first large-scale use of federal prisons to hold detainees amid a Trump administration crackdown on people entering the country illegally.

Rivers of lava destroy 600 homes on Hawaii's Big Island: mayor

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Approximately 600 homes have been swallowed by lava flows from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island since early last month, marking its most destructive eruption in modern times, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said on Thursday.

More evacuations ordered as Colorado wildfire spreads

(Reuters) - Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in southwestern Colorado on Thursday as hot, dry and windy conditions stoked a wildfire that was 90 percent uncontained, federal and local officials said.

Capitals beat Golden Knights to win their first Stanley Cup

(Reuters) - The Washington Capitals won the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup for the first time in their 44-year history with a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Longtime U.S. Senate intel panel staffer indicted for allegedly lying to FBI

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A longtime staffer of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee was arrested on Thursday on charges of lying to FBI agents investigating the illegal disclosure of classified information, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia said.

U.S. Justice Department says Obamacare individual mandate unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday that the part of Obamacare requiring individuals to have health insurance is unconstitutional, an unusual move that could lead to stripping away some of the most significant and popular parts of the law.

Mississippi Supreme Court says judges cannot ban concealed guns

(Reuters) - A divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that some local judges acted unconstitutionally by banning people with enhanced concealed-carry licenses from taking guns into their courthouses.

Yellowstone chief says he is ousted after dispute with Trump administration

PINEDALE, Wyo. (Reuters) - The superintendent of Yellowstone National Park said on Thursday he was being forced from his post after disagreeing with the Trump administration over management of the park's famed bison herd.

Construction planned to prepare Alaska's Arctic refuge for oil drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday it would spend $4 million on construction projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in preparation for oil drilling in the nation's biggest wildlife park.

Uber driver charged with murder in shooting of Denver passenger

DENVER (Reuters) - A Denver-area driver with the ride-sharing service Uber who police say fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle was charged on Thursday with first-degree murder, prosecutors said.

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