Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post Published 3:21 pm, Monday, July 2, 2018 WASHINGTON - Democratic senators want to know - in detail - how the government is trying to reunite migrant families separated after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and 10 colleagues asked federal officials for information that would reveal the progress of the reunification efforts. They asked for anonymized lists of all children and adults who were separated from family members at the border; how long they have been detained and where; and whether their family members have been successfully contacted. "Since the President's Executive Order was signed on June 20, 2018, the Administration has repeatedly indicated that families would be reunited," the senators wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. "However, the hastily-signed order provided no clarity on how to reunify families, … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats seek information on family reunifications, call for briefings
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Madison police seek information on apparent hit-and-run that killed female pedestrian on East Side
Madison police reported that they are seeking information on an apparent hit-and-run that killed a female pedestrian on South Stoughton Road (Highway 51) near Buckeye Road on the East Side late Thursday night.Officers called to 2050 S. Stoughton Road at 11:44 p.m. Thursday found a 61-year-old Madison woman dead in the road, according to a police news release early Friday morning.Police said the investigation is continuing but that it appears that the woman’s injuries are “consistent with having been struck by a vehicle.”The vehicle did not stay at the scene and police are asking anyone who was traveling south on South Stoughton Road (Highway 51) at the time and observed the hit-and-run crash to contact Madison police through the Dane County 911 center. … [Read more...] about Madison police seek information on apparent hit-and-run that killed female pedestrian on East Side
Central Texas groups seek information on World War I vets
Updated 5:59 pm, Friday, May 18, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Rebecca Fiedler, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 In this May 2, 2018 photo, The Brazos County World War I Centennial Committee hopes to collect photographs, records, images of artifacts and stories of locally connected World War I vets while the surviving progeny still retain these memories of their ancestors in College Station, Texas.(Rebecca Fielder/College Station Eagle via AP) less In this May 2, 2018 photo, The Brazos County World War I Centennial Committee hopes to collect photographs, records, images of artifacts and stories of locally connected World War I vets while the surviving ... more … [Read more...] about Central Texas groups seek information on World War I vets
Trump’s Pick for VA Chief Delayed as Senators Seek Information
A Senate panel is delaying hearings for President Donald Trump’s nomination of White House physician Ronny Jackson to be Veterans Affairs secretary as lawmakers demand more information about his background. Senator Johnny Isakson, chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, said he and the panel’s ranking Democrat, Jon Tester, have decided to delay a hearing on Jackson’s nomination that had been scheduled for this week and sent a letter to Trump seeking more information. “The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is postponing the hearing to consider the nominee to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in light of new information presented to the committee,” Isakson and Tester said in a joint statement released Tuesday. “We will continue looking into these serious allegations and have requested additional information from the White House to enable the committee to conduct a full review.” The Trump administration is … [Read more...] about Trump’s Pick for VA Chief Delayed as Senators Seek Information
Merrillville police seek information about boy found wandering streets
MERRILLVILLE — Police are seeking information about a boy found Wednesday wandering in the street.The boy told police he is 4 years old, but he was unable to provide much additional information about himself or where he lives, Merrillville police Cmdr. Jeff Rice said.Police picked up the boy about 1 p.m. Wednesday and drove him to several locations in an attempt to learn more about him, Rice said.The boy is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.Anyone with information about the child, his family or where he lives is asked to call Detective Cpl. Allison Ellis at 219-769-3722, ext. 349, or Rice at 219-769-3722, ext. 360. … [Read more...] about Merrillville police seek information about boy found wandering streets