Global August 2019

Separated Migrant Kids Faced Abuse

Dozens of families separated at the border are preparing to sue the federal government. Several say their children were physically, sexually or emotional abused while in foster care.

Global August 2019

New Rules Can Deny Green Cards; Top Stories

New rules could deny green cards to immigrants using public assistance programs. The children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church marched against the recent immigration raids.

Global August 2019

Statue Of Liberty’s Poem’s Meaning

A biographer of Emma Lazarus, who wrote the Statue of Liberty’s poem, challenged the comment by the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding the poem.

Global August 2019

Philadelphia Gunman Identified

A law enforcement individual, spoke with the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, identified the suspected gunman in the recent shooting in Philadelphia as Maurice Hill.

Global August 2019

Deny Green Cards Because Of Food Stamps?

New rules by the Trump administration could deny green cards to immigrants using public assistance programs like food stamps, housing vouchers and Medicaid.

Global August 2019

Epstein’s Death; 10 Things To Know

An autopsy has been performed on Jeffrey Epstein. Five children died in a day care center fire. The famous Woodstock festival celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Global August 2019

3 Countries Warn Against Traveling To US

Venezuela, Japan and Uruguay have all issued warnings about traveling to the United States, following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Global August 2019

Guillermo Del Toro Makes This Week’s Top 5

Guillermo del Toro gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lin-Manuel Miranda honors Rita Moreno with documentary. Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade leads to 680 arrests.

Global August 2019

Mass Shootings So Far This Year

According to data compiled by Northeastern University, USA Today and The Associated Press, there have been almost as many mass killings to date in 2019 as there was in 2018.

Global August 2019

Largest US Immigration Raids In A Decade

In the largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade, immigration officials arrested 680 (mostly Latino workers) while raiding seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi.

Global August 2019

Trump Heads To Dayton, El Paso

The president is visiting Dayton and El Paso where multiple protests are planned. The mayors of both places have called for the president to change his rhetoric about immigration.

Global August 2019

Assessing Threats In Schools

A seemingly simple way to help prevent domestic terrorism is assessing threats made by students. But school officials say they are limited by several factors like privacy concerns.