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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo top 1,000. More than a quarter have died, officials say

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Bunia, Congo — Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri province since it was declared on May … Read more

Trump administration plans aggressive expansion of denaturalization cases

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Trump administration plans aggressive expansion of denaturalization cases – CBS News Watch CBS News A Justice Department official tells CBS News that the Trump administration plans to revoke the citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born citizens by the fall. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details. Source link

U.S. planning aggressive expansion of denaturalization push, aiming for 250 cases by fall

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The Trump administration expects to try to revoke the U.S. citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born citizens by the end of the fiscal year in October, a Justice Department official told CBS News, outlining the unprecedented use of the federal government’s denaturalization powers. The Justice Department, which can revoke the citizenship of naturalized citizens accused … Read more

Blanche taps longtime prosecutor to coordinate human trafficking and child exploitation cases

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Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday appointed Alessandra Serano, a longtime federal prosecutor, to serve as the Justice Department’s national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases. Serano has worked in various roles at the Justice Department on and off since 2003, including as a prosecutor in the Southern District of … Read more

Uganda details safety measures as Ebola cases continue to spread in parts of central Africa

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Uganda details safety measures as Ebola cases continue to spread in parts of central Africa – CBS News Watch CBS News The total number of confirmed Ebola cases in central Africa has increased to more than 800, which is about 300 more than last week. Ramy Inocencio reports on the surge of cases and looks … Read more

Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors in Florida case

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WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12. The case puts a Florida chiropractor convicted of practicing with a suspended license in an unlikely leading role in a constitutional clash. The … Read more

Supreme Court declines to take up suspended 98-year-old judge’s bid to hear cases again

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away Judge Pauline Newman’s bid to return to service on a federal appeals court after she was suspended from hearing cases due to concerns about her fitness to serve. Newman, who is 98, has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since 1984. … Read more