May 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration agent was arrested in Texas on Friday, nearly two weeks after a Minnesota prosecutor took the unusual step of charging him with assaulting a Venezuelan man in a non-fatal shooting in Minneapolis this year. Christian Castro, an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, faces four counts of …
Rescue workers in Laos said that four more gold miners who have spent more than a week trapped in a flooded cave have been rescued, one day after another man was successfully freed in a dangerous operation. Rescue Volunteer for People, an organization in Laos, said on Facebook that the water level inside the cave …
In what would be the most sweeping change to the federal grantmaking process in years, the proposed regulations would require senior appointees to review funding to see if it complies with the law and the president’s priorities. The rules would also give administration officials more freedom to terminate grants that have already been awarded, a …
May 29 (Reuters) – Louisiana Republicans on Friday approved a new congressional map that dismantles a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting their party’s odds of retaining the U.S. House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections. The state joined several other Republican-led Southern states that have rushed to break up Democratic seats with significant Black populations after …
VIENNA, May 29 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear program, where Washington insists Iran must not be able to make a nuclear weapon. While much of Iran’s uranium enrichment infrastructure was destroyed or badly damaged when Israel …
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain is aiming for back-to-back Champions League titles in Saturday’s final in Budapest. Arsenal is trying to win it for the first time in its history. European club soccer’s biggest prize is at stake when the champions of France and England face off at the Puskas Arena in Hungary. Titleholder …
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral AUKUS defence pact, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters in Singapore on Saturday. (Reporting by Xinghui Kok, Writing by Devjyot Ghoshal; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. …
MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations in protest at its rapprochement with the European Union as a June 7 election nears. Formally allied to Russia, the Caucasus nation of around 3 million people has been deepening ties with the West in recent years …
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California mother has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to child endangerment and other charges related to the death of her 7-month-old son. The Press-Enterprise reports that on Friday, Rebecca Haro was sentenced in Riverside to 12 years and eight months in prison after …
BANGKOK, May 30 (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled four people trapped in a flooded cave in Laos, Thai rescuers said on Saturday. The operation comes hours after another man was rescued from the flooded cave on Friday night. The five people rescued are among seven Lao nationals who had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to …