Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — “Here, again.”
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Senate in Massachusetts passes bill curtailing use of plastics including bags, straws
BOSTON (AP) — The state Senate in Massachusetts has passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics, including barring the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies.
Hawaii settles climate change lawsuit filed by youth plaintiffs
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor and lawyers for youth plaintiffs on Thursday announced they settled a lawsuit alleging Hawaii violated the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harmed the climate and infringed upon the children’s right to a clean and healthy environment.
Man, 72, killed and his wife wounded in knife attack at Nebraska highway rest area
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — An attempted robbery at a highway rest area in eastern Nebraska left a 72-year-old man dead and his 71-year-old wife critically injured in a knife attack Wednesday, authorities said.
Neil Goldschmidt, Portland Mayor Who Abused Teenager, Dies at 83
Neil Goldschmidt, a transformative figure in Oregon politics who as mayor of Portland in the 1970s reshaped the city into a vibrant, progressive, pedestrian-friendly urban area — a period when he was sexually abusing a teenage girl, he later admitted — died on Wednesday at his home in Portland. He was 83.
Fetterman Has History of Driving Infractions, Records and Former Aides Say
Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, was at fault in a car accident in Maryland on Sunday and has a record of distracted driving and infractions, according to police records and former aides.
Amarillo City Council rejects so-called abortion travel ban
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — After months of debate, the Amarillo City Council rejected a so-called abortion travel ban, championed by statewide anti-abortion activists and certain residents.
