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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation tightening controls on travel to the U.S. and requiring visas for anyone who's been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five years. The measure cleared 407-19. The bill addresses the "visa waiver" program, which allows citizens of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. without first obtaining a visa. Belgium and France, home to most of the perpetrators of the Paris attacks, are among the participating countries.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans running for president, in Congress and party leaders are distancing themselves from GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's call for banning Muslims from entering the country. Speaker Paul Ryan says Trump's views are not what Republicans or the country stand for. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the Trump's plan is "offensive and toxic" and should disqualify him as a candidate.
DALLAS (AP) — The day after a Syrian family arrived in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz announced a bill that would give any state the right to reject a refugee for security concerns. The bill would require the federal government to give 21 days' notice to any state receiving a refugee. Federal authorities and legal experts say states lack authority in resettlements.
BALTIMORE (AP) — The state has rested its case in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer. Prosecutors are arguing that Officer William Porter failed his duty to ensure the safety of Freddie Gray, a man who died while in police custody. Porter was the driver of a police van in which Gray was found unresponsive and paralyzed from a broken neck. He had been in the back of the van for 45 minutes, handcuffed and shackled for most of ride.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators have approved the marketing of a cap connected to a cooling machine designed to help patients receiving chemotherapy suffer less hair loss. The near-freezing temperature is supposed to reduce blood flow in the scalp, making it harder for cancer-fighting drugs to reach and harm hair follicles. The DigniCap is made by a Swedish firm.
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