Troops At The Border Are Limited In What They Can Do
PHOENIX, AZ (AP) — The 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil. That means the troops will not be allowed to detain immigrants, seize drugs…
Read MoreSlain Brothers Remembered As ‘Beautiful Souls”
PITTSBURGH (AP) — More than 1,000 people have poured into one of Pittsburgh's largest synagogues to mourn the two intellectually disabled brothers who were killed in Saturday's massacre. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers says Cecil and David Rosenthal were the very definition of "beautiful souls" at their joint funeral Tuesday at Rodef Shalom. Myers also survived the…
Read MoreRyan, Trump at Odds on Birthright Citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship (all times local): 2:20 p.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says President Donald Trump can't end birthright citizenship on his own. The top Republican tells WVLK radio in Kentucky, "Well you obviously cannot do that. You cannot end birthright citizenship with an…
Read MoreWhitey Bulger, Boston Gangster, Found Dead in Prison at 89
BOSTON, MA (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men, died in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary in West Virginia where he'd just been…
Read MoreiPads, Macs Get New Screens as Apple Pushes Creativity
By ANICK JESDANUN and MAE ANDERSON , AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen. As with the latest iPhone models — the XR and XS —the new iPad Pro will…
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