Top US prosecutor fired after refusing White House order to quit

High-profile New York prosecutor Preet Bharara -- who was among the federal attorneys asked to resign by the White House -- said Saturday that he has been fired.US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday demanded the resignations of dozens of US prosecutors -- including Bharara -- appointed during the two terms of his predecessor Barack Obama.The federal attorney's firing capped a standoff with the Trump administration that started when Bharara refused the White House order to resign.