Max Matza

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Max Matza

Death toll rises from weekend storms in USGetty ImagesA tornado struck Jeffersontown, KentuckyAt least 20 people have died from flash flooding and tornado damage that swept across multiple states in the the midwestern and southern parts of the US over the weekend. Half of the reported deaths, which included children and elderly people were in Tennessee, and three were in Missouri. Two people died in Kentucky while Indiana, Mississippi, Georgia and Arkansas have also reported deaths from the storm.

2 weeks ago | namibian.com.na | Max Matza

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US. Rubio, in a statement on Saturday, added that the US will also block any arriving citizens of South Sudan, the world’s newest country, at US ports of entry.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Max Matza

US judge scolds Trump officials for failing to return man deported in errorJennifer VasquezKilmar Abrego Garcia was deported last month along with hundreds of alleged gang membersA US judge has issued a scathing opinion against the Trump administration after immigration officials admitted to having mistakenly deported a man living in the US to a prison in El Salvador.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Max Matza

US cancels visas for South Sudanese over deportation disputeGetty ImagesUS Secretary of State Marco RubioUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US. Rubio, in a statement on Saturday, added that the US will also block any arriving citizens of South Sudan, the world's newest country, at US ports of entry.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nomia Iqbal |Max Matza

Wisconsin voters have elected a Democratic-backed judge to serve on the state supreme court, according to projections, following the most expensive judicial election in US history. Susan Crawford is on course to beat conservative rival Brad Schimel, which would keep intact the 4-3 liberal dominance of the Midwestern state's highest court.