Texas state troopers encounter multiple illegal immigrants at southern border
Police in Texas encountered 36 illegal immigrants near the southern border on Friday, including a group from Turkey who said they had illegally crossed the border after paying $12,000 each to meet “sponsors” in New Jersey, authorities said. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, officers found the group in the border town of […]
Highway crash injures 8 Southern California firefighters
Eight firefighters injured in a “major accident” on a California highway. ABC 7 Los Angeles Eight firefighters were injured in a serious crash involving a fire truck on a Southern California highway Thursday, authorities said. Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy said the truck overturned on State Highway 241 just north of Portola Hills. The […]
Democratic witness for hearing says racism is behind calls to secure the southern border
Witnesses invited by Democrats to testify at Wednesday's House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the border crisis said racism is a major driver of legislation and ideas to increase security on the southern border. Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway downplayed the overall crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Santa Cruz County, Arizona, is safe. […]
First Biden-Harris CBP One Bus Delivers Migrants from Southern Mexico to U.S.
Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) announced the arrival of the first buses carrying migrants under the agency's new “Safe Emerging Mobility Corridors” program, which provides migrants with free transportation, including meals and security, from the Mexico/Guatemala border to U.S. ports of entry, where they will be admitted through the Biden-Harris CBP One app. The first […]
Fired Norfolk Southern CEO and top lawyer shared hotels, cars: report
The chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Railway, who was fired this week for being romantically involved, and the chief lawyer for a major U.S. railroad often stayed in the same hotel and rode in the same car separately from other employees on company trips, according to reports. Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw has […]
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw fired for inappropriate relationship with employee
Norfolk Southern Railway chief executive Alan Shaw was fired at a time when the rail operator was investigating allegations of misconduct by a boss who had “inappropriate” relationships with subordinates and a top lawyer. Shaw was found to have had a consensual relationship with Navaneeta Nag, the company's executive vice president of corporate affairs, chief […]
Southern California representatives call for federal state of emergency amid transboundary pollution crisis
U.S. congressional representatives from Southern California on Monday called for a federal emergency declaration in hopes of bringing emergency relief to areas plagued by toxic cross-border air pollution. Democratic Reps. Juan Vargas, Sara Jacobs, Mike Levin and Scott Peters called for urgent action “in light of new findings indicating dangerous levels of toxic gases are […]
Norfolk Southern probing CEO over alleged inappropriate relationship
Norfolk Southern Railway said late Sunday it had launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct by Chief Executive Alan Shaw. The company said its audit committee was working with a law firm “to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations.” CNBC The station first reported that Shaw had been having an inappropriate relationship at work, […]
Authorities arrest 3 Colombian nationals suspected of involvement in Southern California burglary tourism ring
Authorities have arrested three of four suspects allegedly connected to a hidden camera found outside a Southern California home earlier this year. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department released a statement saying the arrested suspects have been identified as three Colombian nationals: 28-year-old James Lopez Granados, 38-year-old Danny Alejandro Aponte Abaunza and 27-year-old Jonathan Sierra Rincon. […]
Second Southern EV battery plant joins UAW
Workers at a battery plant in Tennessee have voted to join the United Auto Workers union, marking a major victory in the union's ongoing campaign to organize both the Southeast and the electric vehicle (EV) industry. “Workers across the South are ready to stand up and win their fair rights through a union. If we […]