Author: Sudhin Thanawala
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Judge permanently blocks Trump sanctuary cities executive order
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities. U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick rejected the administration’s argument that the executive order applies only to a relatively small pot of money and said Trump cannot set…
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Californians brace for emotional toll from wildfires
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A week after fleeing wildfires, tens of thousands of Californians are drifting back into their neighborhoods. Some will face the prospect of destroyed homes. All will face the possibility of lasting emotional damage. “It’s never going to be the same,” said Rob Brown, a supervisor in Mendocino County, where all 8,000…
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Lighter winds help crews gain on California wildfires
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Firefighters kept gaining on the California wildfires Monday with help from lighter winds that made it easier to attack the flames that have killed at least 40 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. After days of gusts that constantly fanned the fires, better weather offered a chance for crews…
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Houses spared by massive fires bring joy and sense of loss
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Tom and Catherine Andrews live on the edge of devastation. On one side of their mid-century style home, the deadly wildfires that ravaged parts of Northern California for more than a week wiped away the houses of neighbors they have known as long as two decades. On the other side, were…
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California firefighters say they finally ‘turned a corner’
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — With the winds dying down, fire officials said Sunday they have apparently “turned a corner” against the wildfires that have devastated California wine country and other parts of the state over the past week, and thousands of people got the all-clear to return home. While the danger from the deadliest, most…
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Wind-whipped wildfires bear down on Glacier, Yosemite parks
HELENA, Mont. — Firefighters across the West struggled with wind-driven flames, hot weather and dry conditions even after the unofficial end to a summer of devastating wildfires, including those bearing down on two popular national parks. The dozens of fires burning across the West and Canada have blanketed the air with choking smoke from Oregon,…
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National park icons threatened by wind-frenzied wildfires
HELENA, Mont. — Winds wreaked havoc on wildfires that were threatening two crown jewels of the National Park Service on Monday, pushing the flames toward manmade and natural icons in and around Glacier and Yosemite national parks. The wind-driven fires, combined with high temperatures and dry conditions, have disrupted holiday travel and hampered firefighters across…
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Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban
SEATTLE — Another U.S. appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from six mostly Muslim nations from coming to the country. The decision by a unanimous three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S.…
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Judge blocks Trump threat to withhold ‘sanctuary city’ funds
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending. U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the preliminary injunction in two lawsuits — one brought…
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Trump seeks pause in legal fight with revised travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration said in court documents on Thursday it wants a pause in the legal fight over its ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, so it can issue a replacement ban as it strives to protect the nation from terrorism. Details of the new proposal were not provided in…