Swinney rejects call for Holyrood inquiry into Murrell

Sources: NHLPA eyes Babcock inquiry on '23 case

The NHLPA expects a full NHL investigation of coach Mike Babcock before the Edmonton Oilers can hire him, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The investigation would cover Babcock's time with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023, when he was hired but never coached a game for the team. Hired in July 2023, Babcock resigned that September after an NHLPA investigation into claims that he violated players' privacy when he asked to see photos on their cellphones.

Trump signs $70 billion immigration funding bill after months of delay

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the end of his term. The package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection passed out of Congress in the last week after months of debate and delays amid Democratic concerns about overly aggressive immigration enforcement. At a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said the bill would "give the heroes of ICE and border patrol ......

Emergency action seeks to prevent erasure of 'mother' and 'father' in code of largest US town

Trump takes ICE shutdowns off the table with signature on key $70B bill

President Donald Trump signed the $70 billion Republican-led homeland security bill Wednesday after the Senate-crafted measure narrowly passed the House despite the GOP's slim majority. Speaking from the Oval Office alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and other lawmakers, Trump said he was "thrilled" to fund the Department of Homeland Security and give "heroes of ICE and Border Patrol" needed resources through the end of his...