Pittsburgh synagogue victims mourned; Trump to face protests
Thousands of mourners on Tuesday attended the first funerals for victims of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, as protesters prepared to greet U.S. President Donald Trump amid accusations his rhetoric had encouraged anti-Semitic extremists.
Republicans focus on defending U.S. Senate in campaign’s last week
Republican campaigns took a defensive approach a week before elections to determine control of the U.S. Congress, with the party spending more to try to hold on to previously secure House seats and President Donald Trump preparing a six-day trip focuse…
Land O’Lakes ends support for Iowa congressman King after furor over views
Agricultural cooperative Land O’Lakes pulled its support on Tuesday for Republican Iowa Congressman Steve King, whose past inflammatory comments on immigration and race drew renewed scrutiny after the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Trump targets U.S. birthright citizenship as elections loom
With congressional elections a week away, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will seek to scrap the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants as he tries again to dramatically reshape immigration policies…
Audit finds deadly Florida bridge collapse not tied to U.S. grant
A U.S. Transportation Department inspector general’s audit set to be released on Wednesday found no evidence the Obama administration’s 2013 grant for a Florida bridge project was a factor in a deadly accident in March but raised concerns about the awa…
Beloved brothers, devoted doctor remembered as Pittsburgh funerals begin
Mourners remembered brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal as “the helpers” at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, where they were among the 11 congregants shot to death on the Jewish Sabbath.
Factbox: Seven facts about Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
James “Whitey” Bulger was one of Boston’s most notorious and brutal gangsters before going on the run in 1994. He was captured in 2011 in Santa Monica, California, and convicted two years later of 11 murders and other crimes.
Manhattan subway bomber was not part of Islamic State, lawyer says
The man accused of detonating a bomb in a New York City subway passageway on behalf of Islamic State last December was a troubled individual who committed a serious crime but not a terrorist, his lawyer told jurors in a Manhattan federal courtroom on T…
U.S. House Speaker Ryan rejects Trump plan on birthright citizenship: Washington Post
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that it was not possible to end birthright citizenship with an executive order, after President Donald Trump said he was considering such a move, the Washington Post reported.
Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger found dead in prison
James “Whitey” Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston’s most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant before going on the run for 16 years, was found dead at a federal prison in West Virginia, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
