WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The court’s order Thursday leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now. The vote was 5-4 with conservative Justice Amy Coney […]
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Jury gets Flint water case about liability for engineers
DETROIT — Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday in the only trial to arise thus far from the Flint water crisis, a dispute over whether two engineering firms should be held partially responsible for the city’s lead contamination in 2014-15. Attorneys representing four Flint children said Veolia North America and Lockwood, […]
Passengers climb out of windows during Boston train fire
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — One passenger jumped into a river and several others climbed out of windows when a Boston-area public transit train caught fire during the Thursday morning commute, officials said. The fire is the latest in a string of dangerous problems with the troubled system. No injuries were reported, […]
Polio reported for 1st time in US in nearly a decade
The first case of polio reported in the U.S. in nearly a decade was detected in New York state, health officials said Thursday. The case is in a resident of Rockland County, the state health department said. State health officials said sequencing determined that the newly detected case is an […]
Shuttle bus crashes at Los Angeles airport; 2 injured
LOS ANGELES — A shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport was involved in a traffic collision Thursday and at least two passengers were seriously injured, authorities said. There were 30 people on board the bus but the majority of the passengers were not hurt, according to the Los Angeles […]
Feds: 1st cryptocurrency insider trading case snares 3
NEW YORK — A former Coinbase product manager and his brother, along with a Houston man, were charged Thursday in what federal authorities described as the U.S. government’s first cryptocurrency insider trading case. The brothers — Ishan Wahi and Nikhil Wahi — were arrested while the Houston man, Sameer Ramani, […]
Former coach criminally charged in naked ‘fat test’ case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A successful Rhode Island high school basketball coach was criminally charged Thursday by authorities who say that for years he asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone with him so he could check their body fat. Aaron Thomas, 55, who coached at North Kingstown High […]
Louisiana abortion ban again blocked by judge
BATON ROUGE, La. — Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating while a lawsuit challenging the state’s near total ban on abortions is resolved, a state judge ruled Thursday. The preliminary injunction issued by state district judge Donald Johnson in Baton Rouge is the latest development amid a flurry of […]
2 men indicted for 53 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer
Two men have been indicted in connection with the discovery of 53 people dead in an overheated tractor-trailer in one of the largest mass migrant casualty events in U.S. history. A federal grand jury in San Antonio, Texas, indicted Homero Zamorano Jr., 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, in connection with […]
Amazon to buy primary health care provider for $3.9B
Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued roughly at $3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the retailer into health care services. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement it will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash […]