Cities say shelters full, budgets hit by immigration uptick
U.S. cities already struggling to shelter thousands of migrants are calling for federal help and an end to some Republican governors’ political gamesmanship over immigration.
Day: May 3, 2023
Feuding Mexican cartels block roads near US border
Feuding Mexican cartels have briefly blocked roads in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas
International meeting on Afghanistan makes little progress
Representatives from more than 20 countries and organisations gathered for a summit organised by the United Nations.
Why Hollywood writers went on strike
TV and film production faces an uncertain future with a Hollywood writers’ strike beginning Tuesday with picket lines in New York and Los Angeles. The industry’s first work stoppage in 15 years comes after streaming services upended traditional busines…
Heart of woman killed in West Bank attack lives on
A British-Israeli woman killed along with her two daughters in a Palestinian attack in the occupied West Bank last month has saved the life of another mother. (May 2) (AP video: Ami Bentov)
Manhunt for suspect in Texas mass shooting: What to know
Authorities have been stymied in their search for a man accused of opening fire at his Texas neighbors’ home and killing five people.
Sudan evacuees arrive back in UK on last Government-arranged flight
The last Government-arranged flight carrying British nationals out of Sudan has arrived back in the UK. The evacuees arrived at Birmingham Airport at 4.58pm on Tuesday on a Titan Airways Airbus A321 after a four-hour and 40-minute flight from Larnaca, …
Twist after bride killed in wedding horror
The alleged drunk driver who killed a newlywed bride and severely injured the groom in a grisly weekend crash is on suicide watch in jail, authorities in the US state of South Carolina said.
Pentagon to Send 1,500 Troops to Mexico Border as Title 42 Ends
An additional 1,500 active-duty troops will temporarily support missions at the southern border, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. Photo: Jorge Duenes/Reuters