kslmadmin

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island’s sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds. Mississippi Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, ranking member of the House Committee of Homeland Security, said he and other legislators met with Puerto Rico mayors as part of a two-day […]

By Nicole Fernandes TORONTO, June 12 (Reuters) – Canada coach Jesse Marsch said he was pleased with how his team responded to rescue a 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina in their World Cup Group B opener on Friday, which marked the country’s first ever point in the tournament.  A goal from Bosnia’s Jovo Lukic in the 21st minute did not deter Canada, whose sustained pressure in the second half […]

BOSTON, June 12 (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide “that do not align with its preferred narrative.” U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists who argued that the […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The final moments in each of the first four games between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in these NBA Finals had much in common, including that the outcome was still undecided with a minute left every time. Game 1, Knicks led by four with 58 seconds to go. Game 2, Knicks won by one when Victor Wembanyama’s game-winning try just misses. Game 3, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith came to the Senate at a very different moment for Democrats. Appointed in late 2017 to replace Sen. Al Franken after fellow Democrats demanded his resignation amid allegations of unwanted touching and kissing, Smith entered Washington during the height of the #MeToo movement. Democrats were pushing members from office and contrasting their approach with Republicans’ willingness to stand by Donald Trump through scandal […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader said Friday that her party is committed to the defense of the self-ruled island that China views as its own but that peace is possible by taking permanent secession off the table. Cheng Li-wun told reporters during a trip to Washington that the Kuomintang Party she chairs shares common ground with President Donald Trump, who said after his May trip to Beijing that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department moved Friday to enlist the nation’s banks more deeply in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, including issuing fresh guidance that lets banks rapidly share information about suspected customers and an advisory steering them to flag signs that one of their customers may lack legal immigration status. These changes are part of the administration’s push to remove undocumented workers from the nation’s banking system […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizations that give legal assistance to children who came to the U.S. alone said agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Health and Human Services tried to enter their offices in what the groups described as part of a campaign to intimidate legal services providers. Because of the special vulnerability of children, the U.S. government has historically provided legal help to migrant children who came to the […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper is in more legal trouble following his second arrest in a week. Cooper was arrested Thursday night on multiple charges that he violated a protection order filed against him after his initial arrest stemming from a domestic dispute with his girlfriend last week. Cooper is now facing new charges of harassment from repeated phone calls and violation of a protection […]