Apple, General Motors join group lobbying for immigrant…

Apple Inc, General Motors Co , Best Buy Co Inc and others have joined a coalition of top companies lobbying the U.S. Congress for young, illegal immigrants to have a path to permanent residency, the group said on Thursday. The Coalition for the American Dream counts more than 60 businesses and organizations as members, according to a Thursday press release announcing the group's launch.

Some expect rush of GOP hopefuls vying for Sen. Flake’s seat

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's decision to bow out of a re-election fight could spur a rush of other Republican candidates who hope to take on his only announced challenger in the Arizona primary next year. The freshman senator's decision came after months of saying he expected a tough primary and general election but believed he could win.

China’s Xi given 2nd 5-year term as Communist Party leader

A Broadway producer who admitted scamming friends and others into investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into a nonexistent play about opera star Kathleen Battle has been sentenced to six months in jail. A Broadway producer who admitted scamming friends and others into investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into a nonexistent play about opera star Kathleen Battle has been sentenced to six months in jail.

The Latest: Photos captured shooter, Steinle in same frame

The Latest on the trial of a man charged in the fatal shooting of a woman on a San Francisco pier : Jurors are hearing from a tourist who took photos of the Mexican man accused of fatally shooting a woman on a San Francisco pier two years ago. The shooting stoked the U.S. immigration debate during last year's presidential campaign.

British former-IT worker is killed fighting ISIS in Syria

Infamous celebrity photographer Terry Richardson is 'BANNED from working with major fashion magazines including GQ, Vogue and Vanity Fair' after sexual harassment allegations resurface R Kelly's ex says she was abused, starved and forced to have sex with other women during a 'hellish and abusive' two-year relationship that left her suicidal Housekeeper of elderly Brooklyn couple is charged with murder after man, 91, died of a heart attack when he and his 100-year-old wife were tied up by robbers 'I thought it wasn't right': Boy, 10, clutches a toy in court as he takes to the stand and claims he saw his 11-year-old sister being raped by Nicki Minaj's brother US, South Korea and Japan begin missile-tracking drill hours after it was revealed nuclear-capable B-52 bombers will be put on 24-hour alert 'Middle-aged woman arrested' after she attempted to break into Justin Bieber's Los Angeles ... (more)

Serial killer fears: Area of Tampa on edge after 3 killings

During a candlelight vigil Jacqueline Melendez, left, and her husband Jose Melendez mourn the death of three victims who were killed in the recent shootings in the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa on Su... . Interim Police Chief Brian Dugan speaks at a press conference regarding the recent three murders in the Seminole Heights neighborhood at the Tampa Police Department headquarters in Tampa, on Friday,... .

The Right Stuff: Sanctuary law a burden to taxpayers

As a response to President Donald Trump about the problems and dangers to American citizens that sanctuary cities presented, the Democratic leadership, endorsed by Gov. Jerry Brown, passed a new law making California itself a sanctuary state. Prior to this new law, there were some 35 cities across California that were identified as sanctuary cities, although several of those cities subsequently disputed that label.

U.S. court blocks illegal immigrant teen’s bid to obtain abortion

A U.S. appeals court on Friday prevented an illegal immigrant teenager detained by the government from immediately obtaining an abortion, although it left open the possibility she could undergo the procedure within days. A U.S. appeals court on Friday prevented an illegal immigrant teenager detained by the government from immediately obtaining an abortion, although it left open the possibility she could undergo the procedure within days.