Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Trump looms over Republican nominating contest for Georgia governor

Trump looms over Republican nominating contest for Georgia governor

Republican voters in Georgia on Tuesday will choose their party's nominee for governor in a two-man faceoff that has become a proxy battle between U.S. President Donald Trump and the state's popular Republican governor, Nathan Deal.

U.S. to update judge as deadline looms to reunite migrant kids

The U.S. government will update a federal judge on Tuesday about its efforts to meet a Thursday deadline for reuniting roughly 2,500 immigrant children and parents who were separated by officials as they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.

Heavy rains hit U.S. Southwest and mid-Atlantic, more forecast

Heavy rains pummeled parts of the U.S. Southwest and mid-Atlantic early on Tuesday, swelling floods that have forced evacuations, disrupted air travel and cut power.

Stormy Daniels' husband sues her for divorce in Texas

The husband of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, whose allegation of a sexual encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump made her a household name, has filed for divorce in Texas, accusing her of marital infidelity, court records showed on Monday.

Hawaii eruption could last years, destroy new areas: geologists

The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on the Big Island, according to a report by U.S. government geologists.

Former Equifax employee pleads guilty to insider trading

A former Equifax Inc employee pleaded guilty on Monday to having engaged in insider trading before the credit reporting company last year disclosed a cyber attack that exposed the personal data of about 148 million people.

U.S. judge allows lawsuit over end of immigrant protections to proceed

A federal judge in Boston on Monday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its decisions to end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras, Haiti and El Salvador were racially motivated.

U.S. says 463 migrant parents may have been deported without kids

More than 450 immigrant parents who were separated from their children when they entered the United States illegally are no longer in the country though their children remain behind, according to a joint court filing on Monday by the federal government and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Ex-New York correction officers sentenced to prison over 2013 beating

Two former New York state correction officers were sentenced to prison on Monday following their earlier conviction on federal charges stemming from the 2013 beating of an inmate who suffered life-threatening injuries, prosecutors announced.

Former UAW official pleads guilty in corruption probe

A former United Auto Workers official who served on the union committee that negotiated a 2015 labor pact with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to make illegal payments to union officials, prosecutors said.

Family of slain Australian woman sues Minneapolis police over shooting

The family of an Australian woman shot dead by Minneapolis police last year after calling to report a suspected crime near her home sued the city and several officers on Monday, saying they had violated her civil rights.

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