Category Archives: World
Mexico earmarks $50 million to back migrants in US
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s president said Monday his country will spend about $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants in the United States facing deportation. The money will be channeled through Me...
Jan 30, 2017
Groups begin bailing out strangers to free poor from jail
CHICAGO - Activists who say too many poor people are unfairly languishing in U.S. jails because they can’t afford to post cash bail are increasingly deploying a new tactic: Bailing out strangers...
Jan 30, 2017
Refugees anticipate family reunions, instead endure doubt
From married couples to mothers and daughters, President Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees from certain countries has created profound uncertainty for families in America and abroa...
Jan 30, 2017
Claim accuses Wells Fargo of denying loans to young migrants
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study...
Jan 30, 2017
Man convicted of helping college student join Islamic State
NEW YORK - An Arizona man was convicted Monday on charges he helped a New York college student join the Islamic State group in Syria, a verdict Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor offered as proo...
Jan 30, 2017
Correction: Trump-Travel Ban-Supporters story
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In a story Jan. 30 about the reaction of Trump supporters to his travel order, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a Maryland woman. The woman’s name is Judith Wilkenl...
Jan 30, 2017
Confederate emblem has staying power on Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Miss. - The Confederate battle emblem still waves on the Mississippi flag and appears in little danger of being erased anytime soon. Legislators have filed bills that propose to either change...
Jan 30, 2017
Muslim civil rights group challenges Trump travel ban
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Muslim civil rights group has joined the legal battle to overturn President Donald Trump’s travel ban directed at seven Muslim-majority nations. The Council on American-Islam...
Jan 30, 2017
Governor: Put abortion rights in New York constitution
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called for a state constitutional amendment to codify abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned, the latest idea from Democrats in this blue state eag...
Jan 30, 2017
Democrats win brief delay on treasury nominee
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats have succeeded in delaying for one day a scheduled committee vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be treasury secretary. The Senate Fina...
Jan 30, 2017
