White House may expel Chinese graduate students

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may soon expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities and impose other sanctions against Chinese officials in the latest signs of tensions between Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong. President Donald Trump said he would make an announcement about China on Friday.

Texas jail: Guards didn’t notice birth

DALLAS — A woman managed to go into labor and give birth alone in a Texas jail cell without any corrections officers noticing until after she had delivered the child, a sheriff ’s official said Thursday.

The woman had the baby in a Fort Worth jail cell on May 17, according to Tarrant County sheriff ’s office spokeswoman Lt. Jennifer Gabbert. The woman “did not immediately disclose the birth, but the baby was soon discovered by a corrections officer” and both were taken to a hospital, Gabbert said. Jail staff knew the woman was pregnant and had been checking on her regularly, Gabbert said.

Senator says no to Biden ticket

LAS VEGAS — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada said Thursday she’s not interested in serving as running mate to presumptive nominee Joe Biden.

Cortez Masto, who in 2016 became the first

Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, said in a statement that she supports the former vice president but does not want to join the ticket.

“I support Joe Biden 100% and will work tirelessly to help get him elected this November. It is an honor to be considered as a potential running mate but I have decided to withdraw my name from consideration,” Cortez Masto said in a statement.

Wash. state recovers $300 mil. in fraud

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state has recovered $300 million paid to criminals who used stolen personal information to file fraudulent unemployment benefit claims amid the COVID-19 crisis, officials said Thursday.