Protesting U.S. athletes receive 12-months probation
U.S. athletes Race Imboden and Gwen Berry have been placed on probation for 12 months for their political protests at the Pan Am Games, USA Today reported on Tuesday.
Philadelphia police commissioner abruptly resigns
Philadelphia’s police commissioner resigned on Tuesday over what the city mayor said was his department’s failure to address accusations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination in the ranks.
Trump looking at possible tax cuts amid economic jitters
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering potential tax cuts on wages as well as profits from asset sales, and sought to play down market anxieties that the world’s top economy could be heading for a recession.
Louisiana State University police give all-clear in gun scare
Police searched the flagship Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University on Tuesday in a security scare inadvertently sparked by a plainclothes police officer who, it turned out, was mistaken for an armed intruder, school officials said.
Trump says White House discussing gun legislation; Democrats say talks low-level
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was in “meaningful” talks with Democrats about gun legislation after the latest mass shootings, but congressional aides downplayed the discussions as low-level and not very productive.
Trump, advisers looking at ways to boost U.S. economy as markets fear recession
Even as they reject talk of a looming recession, President Donald Trump and his advisers are examining ways to provide a boost to the U.S. economy should it be deemed necessary, officials said.
Trump White House seeks to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources
President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Trump says White House talking to Democrats on gun legislation
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was in meaningful talks with Democrats on gun legislation after the latest mass shootings to rock the United States, but congressional aides downplayed the discussions as low-level and not very…
Louisiana State University police investigate report of armed intruder
Police searched the flagship Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University on Tuesday in response to an unconfirmed report of an “armed intruder” in a central campus building, but there were no injuries or shots fired, the school said on Twitter.
Trump looking at possible U.S. payroll, capital gains tax cuts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration was looking to cut U.S. taxes on wages and on profits from selling assets such as stocks, but that he was not talking about doing anything imminently.
