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Deputy U.S. Marshal Killed in Shootout While Trying to Serve Arrest Warrant
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed Friday evening while while trying to serve an arrest warrant in south Georgia. Patrick Carothers, 53, entered a house near Ludowici to arrest Dontrell Montese Carter when the suspect opened fire and hit the officer twice, according to the U.S. Marshal Service. Carothers,…
Border Patrol Agents Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While on Bike Patrol
A U.S. Border Patrol agent on bike patrol in El Paso, Texas, had a fatal heart attack on Nov. 15.
Central Americans Rush to Cross Border Because of Trump’s Threat to Build a Wall
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to build a wall has triggered a surge of Central American families flowing into the U.S. to escape poverty and warlike conditions.
NYT: Appointing Jeff Sessions As Attorney General Is an Insult to Justice
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions, then a United States attorney from Alabama, to be a federal judge.
Trump Selects Controversial Sen. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general is Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, a controversial pick because of his staunchly conservative positions on immigration, gay rights and Muslims.
Ex-Homeland Security Staffer Says Muslim Registry ‘Ineffective’ But ‘Easy’ to Reinstate
President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to reinstate a registry for immigrants from Muslim countries would be logistically “really easy” but also “costly and ineffective,” said a former Homeland Security policy staffer under Presidents Bush and Obama.
FBI Spoke with Bombing Suspect Rahami While He Was Recovering from Gunshot Wounds
The FBI spoke for days with the man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey.