• Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the […]
  • Judge declines to immediately dismiss Eric Adams’ corruption case, delays trial
    By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge on Friday said he would not immediately dismiss Eric Adams’ corruption case, but ordered the Democratic New York City mayor’s trial delayed indefinitely after the Justice Department asked him to dismiss charges. In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho in Manhattan said […]
  • Trump, Maine governor clash over transgender athletes
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump clashed with the governor of Maine on Friday over federal funds the president threatened to withhold from the state over transgender athletes participating in girls and women’s sports. “We will see you in court,” Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, said as she stood up and confronted Trump during a […]
  • US CDC reports five-fold increase in measles cases from last week
    (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that weekly measles cases had jumped to 93 from 14 earlier, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas. (Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
  • Trump set to broaden arrests and deportation routes to expand immigration crackdown
    WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished U.S. Department of Homeland Security data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns in the last full year of Joe Biden’s administration. A senior Trump administration official and experts said deportations were poised […]