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…
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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…
The Biden administration does not plan to renew the monkeypox emergency declaration and would end in January
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Friday that it does not plan to renew the public health emergency (PHE) declaration for monkeypox. “Over the next 60 days we will focus on supporting the jurisdictions and the Department to ensure that the expiration of the PHE does not impede response efforts,” the…
Biden freezes student loan payments again
The Biden administration again extended the suspension of federal student loan payments on Tuesday, a benefit that began in March 2020 to help those suffering financial difficulties due to the covid-19 pandemic. The extension comes just as Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is stalled in court. Administration officials previously told borrowers that the forgiveness —…