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Friday, May 12, 2017

To ease fears, U.S. Muslim schools reach out to neighbors

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (Reuters) - At a Roman Catholic high school in New York's Long Island suburbs, two dozen visiting Muslim students knelt and prayed while teens in uniform blazers from the host school looked on.

U.S. Justice Department orders tougher criminal punishments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration called for tougher charges and longer prison time for criminals in a move to return to strict enforcement of mandatory minimum-sentencing rules, according to a memo the U.S. Department of Justice released on Friday.

U.S. Homeland Security: No announcement Friday on laptop ban expansion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is speaking with European officials on Friday to discuss threats to aviation and a possible expansion of a ban on in-cabin electronics larger than cellphones, U.S. and European officials said Friday.

Police shooting of teen in Texas draws federal probe, official says

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into a white police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in the Dallas area, a spokeswoman for the local district attorney's office said on Thursday.

New York's embattled corrections chief to resign: media reports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of New York City's jails is expected to resign on Friday amid mounting pressure following a series of scandals over the misuse of city property and his department's spying on city investigators, according to local media reports.

Trump creates panel to study voter fraud, suppression

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump created a commission on Thursday to investigate voter fraud and suppression, the White House said, a move that follows Trump's unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud in the 2016 U.S. election.

New York mayor criticized for proposed limits on legal aid to immigrants

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City public defenders on Thursday criticized a proposal by Mayor Bill de Blasio to deny free legal counsel to immigrants in deportation hearings if they had been convicted of serious crimes in the past, saying the plan would deny them due process.

California governor proposes more money to fight Trump

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California governor Jerry Brown on Thursday proposed a funding increase for the state attorney general to create more than 30 new positions dedicated to combating President Donald Trump's policies.

Mormon church cuts ties with Boy Scout programs in U.S., Canada

(Reuters) - The Mormon church said on Thursday it is no longer participating in two Boy Scouts of America programs for older teenagers, a change that will affect more than 185,000 boys in the United States and Canada.

Illinois lawmakers delay bill to expand abortion as veto looms

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers in Illinois on Thursday said they have placed on hold a bill that expands state-funded coverage of abortions for low-income residents and state employees but faces a likely veto from the state's Republican governor.