Survivors of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a $27 billion class action lawsuit against various Texas law enforcement agencies, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Austin, names the city, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, the Uvalde School District Police Department, the Uvalde Police…
Day: December 5, 2022
Senate Approves Legislation to Avoid Suspension of Railroad Operations in the United States
The United States Senate approved legislation on Thursday to avoid the suspension of railway operations, after President Joe Biden’s dire warning about the economic danger that a strike would imply. The House of Representatives approved the tentative rail deal on Wednesday. The measure will now be sent to the president’s desk for signing into law.…
Police arrested a suspect in the murder of rapper Takeoff, of the group Migos, in Houston
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the slaying of rapper Takeoff, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner announced Friday at a news conference. Finner said 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark was arrested on the east side of Houston, Texas, late Thursday night. Another man, Cameron Joshua, 22, was charged with…
The Biden administration is considering an immigration proposal that reflects Trump-era policies
The Joe Biden administration is seriously considering a proposal that would bar migrants from seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border if they were able to receive refuge in another country they passed through, a move that reflects Trump-era restrictions on asylum. Officials are now bracing for a surge in the number of migrants trying to…