U.S. Justice Department broadens restrictions on internet gambling
The U.S. prohibition on interstate sports gambling will be widened to include online poker and other casino games under a Justice Department decision, experts said on Tuesday.
Judge rejects citizenship question for 2020 U.S. census
A federal judge on Tuesday invalidated the Trump administration’s addition of a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census, the first ruling in a handful of lawsuits that claim the query will hurt immigrants.
Carol Channing, Broadway’s iconic ‘Dolly,’ dead at 97
Carol Channing, who won over audiences with her giddy, guileless charm in signature roles in Broadway’s “Hello, Dolly!” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” died in her California home on Tuesday at the age of 97, according to her publicist.
Trump to meet lawmakers at White House as shutdown enters 25th day
President Donald Trump will meet members of Congress at the White House on Tuesday as the partial U.S. government shutdown enters a 25th day without resolution amid a standoff over border wall funding.
Spike Lee joins The Killers for protest video over Trump’s planned wall
Rockers The Killers have teamed up with film director Spike Lee to make the music video for their latest song, “Land Of The Free”, a protest against President Donald Trump’s planned wall on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Carol Channing, Broadway’s ‘Dolly,’ dead at 97, publicist says
Carol Channing, who won over audiences with a giddy, guileless charm in trademark roles in Broadway’s “Hello Dolly” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” died in her California home on Tuesday at the age of 97, according to her publicist.
Rothschild vice chairman resigns from PG&E board
Struggling California power company PG&E Corp said on Tuesday Roger Kimmel, vice chairman of investment banking firm Rothschild Inc, had resigned from company’s board.
Los Angeles mayor backs striking teachers as stoppage enters second day
The mayor of Los Angeles expressed support for the city’s striking teachers late on Monday, as 30,000 staff readied for a second day of a stoppage called to press demands for better pay, smaller classes and more staff.
Confederate monument’s pedestal ordered removed at university in North Carolina
The pedestal for a Confederate monument called Silent Sam that has been a flashpoint for demonstrations at a North Carolina university will be removed, the school’s president said on Monday, nearly five months after protesters toppled the statue.
No clear path for California as massive PG&E utility nears bankruptcy
PG&E Corp’s announcement that it will file for bankruptcy, citing massive potential liability from deadly wildfires, puts California politicians in quandary, whether to offer a bailout or risk allowing the state’s largest private utility to fail.
