Miller mirrors citizenship quote
WASHINGTON — White House senior adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday echoed what President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday: The administration is looking at trying to end the practice of granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States.
Miller, the architect of some of Trump’s hard-line immigration ideas, told Fox News, “we’re looking at all legal options” regarding the practice known as birthright citizenship.
Miller did not provide a timeline for when he expects to have a“correct” interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
Weinstein lawyers say trial site unfair
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers want the sexual assault case against the disgraced movie mogul moved from New York City to Long Island or upstate New York due to the blizzard of pretrial publicity. Jury selection for the ctrial is set for early next month.
An appeals court could rule on the request as early as Monday. Weinstein also is due in court on Monday to be arraigned on a new indictment.
Former lawmaker denies abuse claim
NEW YORK — A lawyer for former U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman is denying allegations in a lawsuit accusing him of being a sexual “predator.”
The attorney said in a statement on Sunday that the New York Democrat will fight the allegations he abused ateenager at a Boy Scout camp five decades ago.
A suit filed earlier this month in New York City accuses the now 76-year-old Ackerman of abusing the 17-year-old while he was a director at the Ten Mile River Camp in upstate New York. Ackerman was 23 at the time.
It says the Boy Scouts should have been aware that Ackerman was a “known predator” with the potential to harm kids.
An email seeking comment was sent Sunday to the Boy Scouts of America.
Spanish Civil War bomb closes beach
MADRID — Authorities in Barcelona evacuated one of the Spanish city’s popular beaches Sunday after what is suspected to be a bomb dating from the Spanish Civil War was found in the sea.
The device was discovered about 80 feet off the beach, lying in nearly 10 feet of water, the city’s security chief, Albert Batlle, told reporters. The Navy team will explode the device, he said.
Deputy allegedly lied about sniper
LOS ANGELES —Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who said he was shot in a station parking lot was lying.
Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon said at a news conference late Saturday that Wednesday’s “reported sniper assault was fabricated” by Angel Reinosa, a 21-year-old deputy.
A department statement on Thursday had said a round hit the top of Reinosa’s shoulder, damaging his uniform shirt but failing to penetrate his flesh.
Reinosa has been relieved of his duties and will face a criminal investigation. Wegener says Reinosa didn’t explain a motive.
From wire reports