Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25

MADISON, Wis. — Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday. Saturday’s protest was the second attempt in as many months by demonstrators to take … Read more

1,000 animal-rights activists try to storm Wisconsin beagle breeding facility

About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader. It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from … Read more

Britney Spears voluntarily checks into treatment facility

Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility, according to a representative for the pop star. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The representative did not provide any other details about the decision, including where and why Spears plans to seek treatment. TMZ first … Read more

Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Horns blared and protesters screamed “Stop ICE!” outside a meeting on the western edge of Maryland where county officials were discussing mundane issues like the solid waste budget. It’s been like this ever since the Department of Homeland Security bought an 825,000-square-foot (76,645-square-meter) building in Washington County as part of a plan … Read more

Florida hospital drops lawsuit against woman who refused to leave the facility

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting an injunction to force the woman to leave room 373 and authorizing … Read more

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

MINNEAPOLIS — Protestant and Catholic clergy are asking a federal judge to order that they be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota. U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell will hear Friday from attorneys for Minnesota branches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in … Read more

Dem rep’s staffer repeatedly posed as lawyer for detainees, smuggled phone into Texas facility, ICE says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A staffer for Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, allegedly lied about being an attorney at least 11 times for detainees at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in an effort to meet with them and sneak in cell phones.  Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons informed Escobar in … Read more

Residents fight to legalize gatherings involving alcohol at senior living facility

A senior living facility in Minnesota was recently told they’d need a liquor license for any gathering involving alcoholic beverages. That didn’t sit well with many of the residents, who are now fighting to legalize the right to happy hour. Tony Dokoupil has the story. Source link

White House proposes new underground visitor screening facility

The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.  The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to consider plans for the approximately 33,000-square-foot visitor screening facility that would be built entirely on federal land in Sherman Park, which is located southeast of the White House. The … Read more