Civil liberties groups are challenging Donald Trump’s executive order barring all immigration from seven majority-Muslim nations for 120 days, which the president signed Friday evening. On Saturday morning, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that legal permanent residents of the United States with green cards are included in the ban, and will not be allowed to reenter the country. As officials raced to understand the new executive order, U.S. green card holders from Iran and the six other countries were reportedly kicked off flights, sent back to their country of origin or detained at airports.
Starting this summer, these owners can start bringing in their eligible vehicles for the upgrade, which is apparently simple enough: It's a device that plugs into the car's OBD II underneath the steering column. Ford spent more than two years of doing R&D, working with Verizon Telematics and Delphi Automotive, to confirm this upgrade will work with eligible Fords and Lincolns.
A 5-year-old girl was reportedly thrown on the train tracks at a New Jersey Transit Station by a complete stranger, police said. The girl was then rescued by her mom’s boyfriend and police jumped in front of the train to signal for it to stop, according
Bob Evans sat at a picnic table outside friend Katherine Decker's motorhome in 1986, sobbing that his wife had died when his then-5-year-old daughter, Lisa, was just a baby. Three decades later, authorities say only one part of his story was true: The girl's mother was dead. On Thursday, authorities linked him to five earlier killings — the mother of the girl he called Lisa, and a woman and three children whose bodies were found in barrels in New Hampshire.
By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas on Friday halted Texas regulations that would require abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation, saying the rules imposed "undue burdens on a woman's right to seek a previability abortion." U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued an injunction that will stay in effect until the court can render "a meaningful decision on the merits" of the case, online court documents showed. Lawyers for Texas argued that the Texas Department of State Health Service's (DSHS) regulation was in line with preserving human dignity but plaintiffs, who included abortion providers, said it was an unnecessary and vague regulation aimed at making abortions more arduous and expensive.
Former European Parliament chief Martin Schulz Sunday urged a "fairer" Germany as he launched his challenge to Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's general election, hoping to shake up the race on a wave of popularity. "We will make this election really exciting," vowed Schulz after Social Democratic Party (SPD) leaders unanimously nominated him to run for the leadership of Europe's top economy. The 61-year-old's return to German politics has boosted the SPD in the polls, turning up the heat on Merkel in an election where she is already under pressure from the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Chinese are lighting incense sticks and praying at temples to wish for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year. Thousands visited Beijing's major temples on Saturday, the first day of the Year of the Rooster. Wearing heavy winter coats, they lit incense sticks and bowed as they prayed for good fortune and health.
Over a thousand people rallied in Russia's Saint-Petersburg Saturday to protest the decision by authorities to hand over the city's famous St. Isaac's cathedral to the Orthodox Church. The crowd of about 1,500 was the biggest showing yet to oppose giving the cathedral, a popular tourist attraction owned by the city, to the Church, saying it would rob the municipality of needed revenue. The imposing 19th-century St Isaac's Cathedral on the main street Nevsky Prospekt functions as a museum, gallery and concert hall, and is also used for religious services.
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab said its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when the Islamist group attacked a remote military base in Somalia on Friday, while Kenya's army said nine soldiers died and 70 militants were killed. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Paul Njuguna said that al Shabaab's fighters had attempted to attack their base in the southern town of Kulbiyow, near the Kenyan border, but were repulsed. A spokesman for al Shabaab, which often launches attacks on troops of the African Union's AMISOM force, said its fighters killed at least 66 Kenyans at the base.
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, on Friday condemned President Trump’s executive order establishing new vetting measures for immigrants. “I am heartbroken that today President Trump is closing the door on children, mothers and fathers fleeing violence and war,” Yousafzai said. Yousafzai, 19, issued the statement at about the same time that Trump announced his latest executive orders, including one that reportedly will suspend the U.S. refugee program for 120 days.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor's response to a student trying to set up a pro-white group on campus further alienates minorities as they struggle for a better campus experience, student leaders said Friday. The student's effort to set up a campus chapter of the American Freedom Party — whose platform includes "prioritizing white supremacy values," according to its Facebook page — has raised questions about how the university should respond and comes as the white nationalist movement as a whole has been emboldened by Donald Trump's presidency. Student government representatives urged Chancellor Rebecca Blank in a letter to denounce the AFP as racist.
Jan. 28 marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year! So it’s time to bid farewell to the year of the monkey and welcome in the year of the rooster! This year, people in China have found interesting ways to celebrate the occasion by incorporating U.S. President Trump.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced Friday that the murder of Karen Klaas, the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers‘ singer Bill Medley, has been solved 41 years later by DNA evidence. Police said they will hold a press conference on Jan 30., the day Klass was murdered, where they will reportedly reveal who killed the mother of two. According to reports, the method is a controversial technique that law enforcement uses to identify likely relatives of suspects.
Following the march in New York City, protesters left behind thousands of signs around Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower. Many signs left near a construction site were taken home by admirers as souvenirs. One group of placards was made into an art installation
Among Detroit’s three pony cars, Dodge’s Challenger is an oversize peg that fits in an altogether differently shaped hole than do the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro. For a segment so typically horsepower obsessed, braggadocio about the number of driven wheels is refreshingly offbeat. The Challenger shares its platform with the Charger sedan, which has long offered an all-wheel-drive option.
A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults of women involving other players. The lawsuit by the student, who is listed in the documents only as "Elizabeth Doe," alleges at least 52 rapes by more than 30 football players over a four-year period. Fifty-two assaults would dramatically increase the 17 reports of sexual and physical attacks involving 19 players since 2011 previously acknowledged by Baylor officials.
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - On the afternoon of Jan. 24, a black BMW pulled out of a 16th century palace in Rome, crossed the Tiber River and headed for the Vatican, a short trip to end a brazen challenge to the authority of Pope Francis. Inside the car was 67-year-old Englishman Matthew Festing, the head of an ancient Catholic order of knights which is now a worldwide charity with a unique diplomatic status. Festing was about to resign, the first leader in several centuries of the Order of Malta, which was founded in 1048 to provide medical aid for pilgrims in the Holy Land, to step down instead of ruling for life.
Fierce battles between Yemeni government forces and Shiite rebels on the country's west coast have killed more than 100 fighters in the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. The bodies of at least 90 Huthi rebels were taken to a hospital in the Red Sea city of Hodeida, which is controlled by the insurgents, while 19 dead soldiers were taken to the southern port city of Aden, the medical and military sources said. Air strikes by coalition warplanes hit rebel supplies along the route between Mokha and Hodeida, the official said.
Almost two-thirds of American voters oppose cutting off federal funding for Planned Parenthood, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released on Friday. The questions came as part of a survey of public opinion on Obamacare, on which most Americans either supported alterations but not a full repeal (51 percent) or no alterations at all (30 percent).
Vanity Fair Mexico is featuring first lady Melania Trump on the cover of its February issue. Calling her "the new Jackie Kennedy," the magazine put out a tweet Thursday to promote the upcoming issue, in which it said: ""Melania Trump, on February cover. The cover featuring Melania, herself an immigrant to the United States, comes at a time when her husband, President Donald Trump, is taking a harsh stance against immigration into the U.S. Earlier this week, targeting Mexico specifically, he signed an executive order to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, and has also proposed a 20 percent tax on imports from the country.
Around the world people are celebrating the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year – based on the ancient lunar calendar – will this weekend see millions of people join the celebrations with fireworks, gifts and colorful decorations. The international celebration will be celebrated in countries across the globe including Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Spain, Vietnam, Australia and London.
In an emotional ceremony, the mayor and the police chief of a west Georgia city have apologized for the lynching of a black man more than 75 years ago. LaGrange Police Chief Lou Dekmar said the killing of Austin Callaway, who was taken from the city jail by a band of armed white men in 1940, should never have happened. Callaway was 18 when he was led from his basement cell in the LaGrange City Hall, then shot and left to die along a road on Sept. 7, 1940.
First there was the massive Google Voice overhaul on Monday (the first in five years!), then Google announced that JavaScript would be banned from Gmail and now the company is beginning to roll out an update for both Google Docs and Google Sheets on Android that will give users more options for editing their documents. As Google explains on its G Suite blog, Google Docs users on Android phones and tablets will now be able to insert and edit headers and footers as well as drag and drop text anywhere in a document. Additionally, new photo editing tools will give Android users the ability to resize, move and rotate images in the app.
Laboratory analysis found amounts of belladonna, a toxic substance, that sometimes far exceeded the amount claimed on the label of these teething tablets, the FDA said. Homeopathic teething tablets are used to provide temporary relief of teething symptoms in children. Inconsistent levels of belladonna can cause seizures, excessive sleepiness, muscle weakness and skin flushing in children.
The parents of an autistic man allege in a lawsuit that police in northwest Missouri punched him and used a Taser on him seven times. The parents of Christopher Kramer, who was an 18-year-old high school special education student when the incident occurred, filed a lawsuit Thursday against three Maryville officers, a Nodaway County deputy and a Highway Patrol trooper. The lawsuit stems from an incident on May 6 when a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper called police after seeing Kramer in his front yard.