Immigrant protected under Obama's 'Dreamer' program is detained
The man, Daniel Ramirez Medina, has twice been granted deferred action and employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, his lawyers said. The program, announced in 2012, is meant to temporarily shield qualified individuals from deportation. The case raises questions about what it could mean for Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. Ramirez came to the US from Mexico when he was 7 years old and became a DACA rec..>> view originalOklahoma committee approves Republican bill requiring fathers' consent for abortions
Rep. Justin Humphrey prepares to speak before a Public Health Committee at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. (Steve Gooch/AP). BY Chris Sommerfeldt. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 4:15 AM.>> view originalHarrison Ford involved in close call at John Wayne Airport; FAA investigating
Actor and vintage plane buff Harrison Ford had a close call at the controls of a single-engine aircraft when he overflew a 737 passenger jet minutes from taking off and landed on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, which occurred midday Monday. FAA officials did not disclose the name of the pilot, but provided a brief narrative of what happened. "Air traffic controllers cleared the pilot of a single-engine Aviat..>> view originalPlea agreement reached for friend of San Bernardino gunman
LOS ANGELES – A plea agreement from the only person to be criminally charged in the San Bernardino terror attack drew mixed emotions from the victims' loved ones. "It's a hell of a day to come out, Valentine's Day," said Mandy Pifer, whose boyfriend Shannon Johnson was killed in the 2015 shooting. Enrique Marquez Jr., 25, of Riverside, agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to providing the high-powered rifles used to kill 14 people and injure nearly two dozen others and to plotting a mass killing wit..>> view originalThe Latest: Officials: Dam water level continues to drop
OROVILLE, Calif. — The Latest on problems with an emergency spillway at the nation’s tallest dam (all times local): 9:40 p.m. California’s water agency says the Oroville Dam’s water level continues to decrease but it hasn’t said by how much. Authorities said earlier the reservoir’s water level had been reduced 15 feet by Tuesday afternoon. Officials hope to continue using a damaged main spillway to drain the lake another 37 feet in preparation for coming rain forecast for Wednesday night. Over ..>> view originalWoman chained in container says captor bragged about killing
A South Carolina woman who spent two months chained inside a large metal container says her captor raped her daily and bragged that he was good at killing, claiming that his victims tallied nearly 100. Kala Brown says she did what she had to do to survive. "He told me as long as I served my purpose, I was safe," Brown told Phillip McGraw, the host of the television show "Dr. Phil." It was the first time she has talked publicly since her Nov. 3 rescue, which authorities say helped them solv..>> view original
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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