A federal judge in Austin on Thursday blocked Texas state officials from implementing a sweeping immigration law that would have allowed them to arrest‚ jail and prosecute migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally. The Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law known as SB4‚ which was set to take effect on Tuesday‚ March 5.  In a 114-page order‚ Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the...

The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps‚ marking a victory for Republicans who argued against the court taking up the case.  The decision leaves the state’s current congressional district boundaries in place for the November election. The decision not to hear the congressional challenge comes after the court in December ordered new legislative maps‚ saying the...

The Georgia judge overseeing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has said he expects to decide within the next two weeks whether Willis and her office may continue to prosecute it.  Attorneys for Trump and other co-defendants accused Willis of corruption‚ saying she improperly hired attorney Nathan Wade as one of three special prosecutors in the sprawling racketeering suit. Willis and Wade admitted to...

A businessman pleaded guilty to bribing Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wifeon Friday and has agreed to cooperate with the investigation against the couple. On Friday‚ Jose Uribe’s counsel submitted a request to withdraw his original “not guilty” plea and enter a new “guilty” one. In his formal plea deal‚ Uribe agreed to “cooperate fully” with prosecutors. The New Jersey businessman admitted to supplying Menendez and his wife Nadine with a new Mercedes-...

Nvidia's (NVDA.O)‚ opens new tab stock market value closed above $2 trillion for the first time on Friday after an upbeat report from Dell Technologies (DELL.N)‚ opens new tab reignited Wall Street's AI-fueled rally. Nvidia's stock added 4% after Dell‚ which sells high-end servers made with Nvidia's processors‚ gave an upbeat forecast late on Thursday‚ pointing to a surge in orders for its AI-optimized servers. Dell's shares soared as much as 38% to a record...

At least 112 Palestinians were killed as crowds rushed around lorries delivering desperately needed food aid in the small hours of Thursday morning‚ according to the Hamas-run health ministry.  Hundreds of people descended on the line of vehicles as it travelled in darkness northwards along the coastal road just outside Gaza City‚ accompanied by the Israeli military.  In addition to the dead‚ 760 people were injured‚ the ministry said. The tragic incident has given rise to...

Thousands of California homeowners will be out of luck as American National Group stops offering the state coverage. American National‚ which was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners for $5.1 billion around two years ago‚ is yet another insurance agency to leave the state as home repair prices surge amid wildfires and heightened HOA costs. The insurance agency is leaving eight other states as well due to revenue losses‚ and all policies will...

“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for an oversight investigation into the nation’s highest court on Friday‚ especially if the Democrats win back control of the House in November. Ocasio-Cortez said the Supreme Court‚ which has been repeatedly accused by left-wing activists and organizations of lacking ethical standards‚ is a political institution that responds to political pressure despite claiming otherwise. “We need to...

President Joe Biden’s brother told the Internal Revenue Service that Hunter Biden told him he was in business with a “protege of President Xi‚” referring to the leader of China‚ according to documents reviewed during testimony by Jim Biden to Congress released Friday. “It was alleged by Hunter to me‚ and I‚ obviously‚ I said that‚ and that’s my recollection‚” Jim Biden said in regards to Ye Jianming‚ the chairman of Chinese energy firm CEFC‚ who was later arrested for fraud in China and...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Friday endorsed Nikki Haley’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination‚ making her the first member of the U.S. Senate to back her campaign. Ms. Murkowski has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and was among the seven Republican senators who voted to impeach him for inciting the Jan. 6‚ 2021‚ attack on the U.S. Capitol. “I’m proud to endorse Gov. Nikki Haley‚” Ms. Murkowski said in a statement. “America needs...