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Iran Carries Out New Missile Tests After Trump Imposes Sanctions

Iran carried out further missile tests during an annual military exercise, a day after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions on a raft of individuals and companies in response to the country test-firing a ballistic rocket last week. The country successfully tested a range of land-to-land missiles and radar systems during the drills in a 35,000 square-kilometer stretch of desert in the northern Iranian province of Semnan, the semi-official Tasnim agency reported Saturday, citing Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ aerospace division.

US hits Iran with sanctions

The Trump administration ordered sanctions against more than two dozen people and companies from the Persian Gulf to China on Friday in retaliation for Iran’s recent ballistic missile test, increasing pressure on Tehran without directly undercutting a landmark nuclear deal.

Teen creates Facebook page to spotlight immigrants’ weekly achievements

Valeria Alvarado, a 19-year-old sophomore at Villanova University, is launching an online storytelling effort to highlight the positive impacts immigrant, undocumented and refugee communities bring to the United States every week. The Facebook page – called ” We, Too, Are America ” – will list the submitted and curated accomplishments to help combat the “criminal” narratives of these groups popularized by President Donald J. Trump.

‘Sanctuary cities’ bill advances in Texas, despite outcry

A state Senate panel has approved a so-called sanctuary cities bill that would withhold state money from local jurisdictions that don’t hand over immigrants already in custody for possible deportation A state Senate panel has approved a so-called sanctuary cities bill that would withhold state money from local jurisdictions that don’t hand over immigrants already in custody for possible deportation Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor says investigators have received a significant number of tips related to the case of a boy allegedly raped by several men, including one dressed in a fox costume Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor says investigators have received a significant number of tips related to the case of a boy allegedly raped by several men, including one dressed in a fox costume Betsy DeVos has cleared a major hurdle in the Senate to become the next education secretary despite vigorous … (more)

Treasury sanctions Iran after ballistic missile launch

President Donald Trump’s administration enacted new sanctions on Iran Friday, the first concrete action after the White House put Tehran “on notice” this week. The Treasury Department said it was sanctioning individuals and companies connected to Iran’s ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force.

Sierra Nevada snowfall is at the heaviest in 22 years

Ivanka looks somber as Nordstrom dumps her fashion line from stores and online in response to boycott by thousands of women over the election… but Jared is all smiles as he meets Queen Rania Husband admits stabbing his pregnant wife to death in front of their two children after she begged her church, the police and relatives for protection from his abuse for months Can this Twitter account predict the future? Mysterious social media handle appears to have called Brexit, Trump and Beyonce being pregnant Why noisy eating can frazzle your brain: Scans find that people who become annoyed at chewing or have an abnormality in the organ Woman, 19, was ‘robbed, strangled and thrown off a 50ft bridge by her two FRIENDS’ before her body was swept out to sea and never recovered White man who shot NFL star Joe McKnight in road rage attack is charged with murder after outrage over police who … (more)

Cubans Stranded In Mexico Say Return To The Island Is Not An Option

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Feb 2 –Scores of Cubans meet every day at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge in Nuevo Laredo on the US border after an odyssey through 10 countries, never knowing if they would achieve their dream of entering the United States, but with the conviction that returning to the island is “not an option.” More groups of Cubans kept arriving over the weekend until their number now tops 400.

Utah bill seeks jail time for flying drones near livestock

A Utah lawmaker wants to send people to jail for harassing farm animals with drones, all-terrain vehicles and even dogs through a proposal that’s unique in the U.S. and has gained an unlikely opponent. Republican Rep. Scott Chew, who’s also a rancher, said Tuesday that he introduced the bill because farmers incur significant costs and hardships when livestock are injured.

California lawmakers eye immigration measures to fight Trump

Democrats in the California Senate ramped up their fight Tuesday against President Donald Trump, advancing bills that would create a statewide sanctuary for people in the country illegally, provide money to pay lawyers for immigrants facing deportation and hamper any attempt to create a Muslim registry. The moves in the nation’s largest state – home to an estimated 2.3 million immigrants without legal authorization – came days after Trump launched his crackdown on immigration and sanctuary cities across the nation.

Recounting MS St. Louis’ Voyage of the Damned

PROTIP: Press ‘i’ to view the image gallery, ‘v’ to view the video gallery, or ‘r’ to view a random entry. St. Louis Manifest is a historical reenactment Twitter bot that recounts the tragic fates of German Jewish refugees who died in concentration camps under Nazi Germany after being denied asylum in the United States in May 1939.

TERRELL: Questions we should ponder

The national events of the past several months have left us with a number of questions we should ponder. If what we have seen in the past several months, and especially the past two weeks, is the face of the Democratic Party, why would any reasonable person want to be a member of that political party? From the trash-talking and vulgar language to open threats and actual incidents of civil disobedience and violence, we may be seeing the party revert to its days of the 40s, 50s and 60s.

State of the Village of Marblehead

As Mayor of the Village of Marblehead, I take this new year as a time for reflection and equally important a time to look to our future. This year, 2016, was a special year in our village as we celebrated our 125th Anniversary.

Execution in America: Capital punishment on decline as states struggle to find lethal drugs

The stop-and-start nature of U.S. executions in recent years hit another speed bump this week when a federal judge found Ohio’s latest lethal injection procedure unconstitutional. The ruling by Magistrate Judge Michael Merz went far beyond nitpicking the state’s procedures, and on one point raised potential problems for at least three other states that use the disputed sedative midazolam.

Trump signs executive action to keep out ‘radical Islamic terrorists’

President Donald Trump signed two executive actions Friday at the Department of Defense, including one limiting the flow of refugees into the United States by instituting what the President has called “extreme vetting” of immigrants. Titled “Protection Of The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” the executive order would start to make good on Trump’s promise to tighten borders and halt certain refugees from entering the United States.

Students: Chancellor failed minorities on pro-white agitator

The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor’s response to a student trying to set up a pro-white group on campus further alienates minorities as they struggle for a better campus experience, student leaders said Friday. The student’s effort to set up a campus chapter of the American Freedom Party – whose platform includes “prioritizing white supremacy values,” according to its Facebook page – has raised questions about how the university should respond and comes as the white nationalist movement as a whole has been emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidency.

How Mexico could retaliate against the US over Trump’s border proposals

By picking a fight with Mexico, US President Donald Trump is antagonizing a strategic partner that could retaliate with a trade war and less cooperation on curbing illegal immigration, analysts say. President Enrique Pena Nieto had voiced optimism that the two countries could have good relations after Trump’s election, but his goodwill ended on Thursday as he scrapped a meeting with Trump in Washington next week.

Trump administration pulls back on HealthCare.gov ads

President Donald Trump is making his first appearance before Republican House and Senate members since taking office to address lawmakers at their annual policy retreat President Donald Trump’s determination to wall off America’s border with Mexico triggers a diplomatic clash as the White House proposed a 20 percent tax on imports and Mexico’s president abruptly scraps next week’s trip to Washington President Donald Trump’s embrace of Guantanamo Bay as a jail for terror suspects represents a repudiation of an Obama administration philosophy that captured militants should be processed in the American criminal… President Donald Trump’s embrace of Guantanamo Bay as a jail for terror suspects represents a repudiation of an Obama administration philosophy that captured militants should be processed in the American criminal justice system Bodycam footage from a white Fort Worth police … (more)

The Injustices of Chelsea Manning’s Ordeal

After overseeing the aggressive prosecution and near-seven-year incarceration of Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, President Obama – in one of his last acts in office – commuted all but four months of her remaining sentence but ignored the fact that he had taken no action on the war crimes that Manning revealed. At his final news conference, Obama explained his reasons for commuting Manning’s record-setting 35-year sentence for leaking classified information to the public.

The Latest: Texas convict awaiting execution for killing 2

A 43-year-old convicted killer has been moved to a small cell a few steps from the Texas death chamber where he’s awaiting the outcome of federal court appeals his attorneys have filed to try to put off his lethal injection. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark says inmate Terry Edwards appears apprehensive following his transfer about 45 miles Thursday afternoon from the East Texas prison that houses death row to another prison in downtown Huntsville where executions are carried out.

Trump could revive Missouri proposal on deported immigrants

As President Donald Trump rolls out plans to build a wall on the Mexican border and considers blocking refugees, Missouri lawmakers are trying again to pass a bill aimed at cracking down on deported immigrants who come back and commit crimes. Under the proposal pitched Thursday by Republican Sen. Mike Cunningham, immigrants who are deported but come back and commit any assault or felony offense would face up to 10 years in prison for “illegal re-entry.”

Trump signals changes to US interrogation, detention policy

President Donald Trump’s renewed embrace of torture in the fight against Islamic extremism sets up a heated dispute with a long line of opponents both at home and abroad of Bush-era interrogation policies and CIA-run “black site” prisons. “We have to fight fire with fire,” Trump told ABC in an interview aired Wednesday after The Associated Press and other news organizations obtained a copy of a draft executive order that signals sweeping changes to U.S. interrogation and detention policy.

Trump signals changes to US interrogation, detention policy

President Donald Trump ‘s renewed embrace of torture in the fight against Islamic extremism sets up a heated dispute with a long line of opponents both at home and abroad of Bush-era interrogation policies and CIA-run “black site” prisons. “We have to fight fire with fire,” Trump told ABC in an interview aired Wednesday after The Associated Press and other news organizations obtained a copy of a draft executive order that signals sweeping changes to U.S. interrogation and detention policy.

Executive orders met with fear,a

Executive orders from President Trump prompted fear and uncertainty for some immigrant families and the organizations that support them in St. Louis. On Wednesday, Trump signed an order directing funding to start building a border wall with Mexico.

Governor Swears In First Latino state Attorney General

Gov. Jerry Brown administers the oath of office to Xavier Becerra, making him California’s 33rd Attorney and the first Latino in state history to hold this position. Becerra, 58, was Brown’s pick to succeed U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris and will have to officially run for the influential post in 2018.

Dow 20,000: What does it mean and where does it go?

A horse named Valentine who was left behind in the Wyoming wilderness by an excursion company and survived for six weeks has raised debate and prompted a criminal investigation Authorities identified two people found dead Tuesday at a home near Shelton, Washington, and said the suspect in the case shot and killed himself Wednesday in Pendleton, Oregon, after a standoff Police in Northern California have arrested a suspect in connection with the slaying of a Vacaville teenager after she attended a neighbor’s party 34 years ago Along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security and immigration seem more like a symbolic gesture of a new relationship between the two countries than a real deterrent for… Along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security and immigration seem more like a symbolic gesture of a new … (more)

PM to call for ‘renewed’ special relationship between Britain and America

Theresa May will call for a “renewed” special relationship between Britain and America as she becomes the first world leader to meet Donald Trump since his inauguration as president last week. Arriving in America on Thursday ahead of Friday’s meeting in the White House, the Prime Minister will say that both the UK and US are undergoing a renewal which will allow them to “rediscover our confidence together” and “lead together again” in the world.

Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act , the Secure Fence Act of 2006 , and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 , and in order to ensure the safety and territorial integrity of the United States as well as to ensure that the Nation’s immigration laws are faithfully executed, I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Border security is critically important to the national security of the United States.