Supreme Court to hear arguments to end legal protections for migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria.

Oscar winners, losers and guests hit the after-parties

LOS ANGELES (AP) – For most people across the globe, Oscar night ends with the bestowing of that final golden statuette.  Not for Oscar winners and guests, of course. Their night is just beginning. After the first stop – the Governors Ball – many headed to the more exclusive Vanity Fair party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues

NEW YORK (AP) – The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with three dozen states remaining in the case a week after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew.

Trump's mass deportation is at crossroads with Homeland Security shake-up

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Department of Homeland Security will soon be under new management, an opportunity to reset President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda or to double down on his signature campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history.

Trade pact negotiations underway between US, Mexico and Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) – Every day more than $4 billion worth of goods cross the United States’ borders with Canada and Mexico – U.S. auto parts headed for car factories in northern Mexico, cartons of Mexican avocados bound for California supermarkets, Canadian aluminum destined to become cans of Campbell Soup.

'Radiant' mother from Kentucky among 6 killed in US air crash in Iraq

A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a military refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, and was “very, very” proud of her military career, her husband Gregory Pruitt said Sunday.

 

Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating standoff with Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict.

Media-rating company says Trump agency is threatening its livelihood

As media organizations go, NewsGuard cuts a low public profile as it follows its mission of issuing credibility ratings about news outlets. The Trump administration knows about it, though, and the company has joined a lengthening list of journalism organizations to face the White House’s wrath.

CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security

NEW YORK (AP) – The CEOs of the nation’s top airline companies, including American, Delta, Southwest and JetBlue, are imploring Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security and embrace a bipartisan solution to pay federal aviation workers including airport security officers during the partial government shutdown.