Donald Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $US83.3 million, will appeal verdict

New York, US Reuters Donald Trump was handed a stinging defeat on Friday by a Manhattan jury that ordered him to pay $US83.3 million to the writer E Jean Carroll, who said he destroyed her reputation as a trustworthy journalist by denying he raped her. Jurors needed less than three hours to reach a verdict […]
US court protects woman who took sanctuary in a church from deportation

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US RNS Rosa del Carmen Ortez Cruz admits there were days she wanted to stay in bed and hide under the covers. For nearly two years the Honduran native took sanctuary from deportation at Church of Reconciliation, not knowing if she would ever be able to emerge from her confinement. Rosa […]
Most US states agree to admit refugees as judge hears lawsuit to stop resettlement order

RNS A federal judge in Maryland heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit by three faith-based organisations against the US Government over a recent executive order allowing state and local officials to block refugee resettlement. In the complaint filed in November, HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), Church World Service and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service argue President […]