Actresses Huffman, Loughlin among 50 charged in U.S. college fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors charged 50 people on Tuesday in a $25 million scheme to help actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, CEOs and other wealthy Americans cheat their children’s way into elite universities, including Yale and Stanford.
Court allows Ohio law blocking Planned Parenthood funding
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of an Ohio law that blocks state funding for Planned Parenthood, reversing its own prior ruling and handing a victory to anti-abortion advocates.
U.S. immigration agency to slash overseas presence
The U.S. immigration agency plans to significantly reduce its presence abroad, according to an internal e-mail seen by Reuters and current and former U.S. officials, in an effort to shift resources to domestic offices that took some career officials by…
U.S. military retrieves possible World War Two remains from Myanmar
The United States on Tuesday retrieved the possible remains of service members who went missing in Myanmar during the Second World War, marking the first such mission to Myanmar carried out by U.S. military aircraft, American officials said.
U.S. charges dozens in college admissions fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors in Boston filed charges on Tuesday against dozens of people, including athletic coaches at Georgetown University and the University of Southern California, saying they were part of a nationwide admissions cheating and recruitment sc…
Blizzard threatens U.S. central plains with two feet of snow
A late-winter storm this week could dump up to two feet (60 cm) of snow in the U.S. central Plains states, potentially snarling travel and bringing flooding to the Upper Midwest, U.S. forecasters said on Tuesday.
Lead Iditarod sledder quits race when his dogs won’t mush
Stuck on ice with dogs that refused to mush, lead Iditarod sledder Nicolas Petit dropped from the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race late Monday.
Cycling-U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23
Olympian Kelly Catlin, who helped the United States win the women’s pursuit team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, has died, USA Cycling said on Sunday. The three-time world champion was 23.
U.S. minorities consume less but suffer more from pollution: study
U.S. air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday.
MMA fighter McGregor arrested in Florida after fan’s phone smashed
Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach on Monday after a fan said the Irish mixed martial arts fighter smashed his phone and walked off with the shattered remains, police records show.
