It’s estimated that 2 million U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents are married to people without social security numbers, although it’s unclear how many of them file jointly with them.
Carol Semple
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Navy to widen probe of virus aboard carrier, delaying decision on commander
The decision comes several days after Navy brass met with Defense Secretary Mark Esper and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss the Navy’s recommendation that Capt. Brett Crozier be restored to command of the ship.
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Lawyers clash – via video – over petitions to let Mainers vote on CMP power line
Maine’s supreme court says it will rule ‘expeditiously’ on disputed petitions needed to proceed with a November referendum on a $1 billion hydropower transmission corridor project.
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Trump order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions
Unions say that 20 food-processing and meatpacking workers in the U.S. have died of the virus and an estimated 6,500 are sick or have been exposed to it while working.
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In rural U.S., fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen
Parts of the U.S. are starting to lift closures, and some of the quickest to reopen have been rural states like Montana, Vermont and Alaska.
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Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden for Democratic presidential nominee
Having competed against Donald Trump, Clinton could offer Biden unique insight as he prepares for the November general election.
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Mail fraud suspect named Speedy Gonzalez arrested in Georgia
After months on the run, a mail fraud suspect who lived up to his legal name of Speedy Gonzalez has been arrested in Georgia.
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New Hampshire police are chasing surfers off the beaches
The police chief of Rye says that surfers in the water give the erroneous impression that the beaches are open.
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Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices
But meat won’t disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses.
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Navy admiral advises reinstatement of fired aircraft carrier captain
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has asked for a delay in any public announcement while he considers the recommendation, about which the president has offered seemingly contradictory views.