Democrats, activists rally against Trump’s family separation policy
ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father’s Day demonstrations against the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their …
Fields of dreams: Texas project seeks new corn strains for whiskey
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) – A master distiller and a crop scientist who specializes in corn breeding are working on a project they hope one day will help bring local identities to American whiskeys.
Suspect dead after 20 hurt in shooting at New Jersey arts festival
(Reuters) – A suspected gunman was fatally shot after multiple people opened fire at an all-night arts festival in New Jersey, wounding 20 people including a boy who is in critical condition, authorities said on Sunday.
Fields of dreams: Texas researchers seek to redefine U.S. whiskey
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) – A master distiller and a crop scientist who specializes in corn breeding are working on a project they hope one day will make whiskey drinkers think of Texas in the same way as lovers of American wine think of Califor…
Second deputy dies after she was shot during fight with prisoner
(Reuters) – A second Kansas sheriff’s deputy died on Saturday after being shot during a fight with a prisoner who was being taken from jail to court for a hearing in Kansas City, police said.
Flooding possible in U.S. Southwest where wildfires scorch earth
DENVER (Reuters) – Heavy thunderstorms and widespread rains expected on Saturday in the U.S. Southwest could help douse the numerous unrelenting wildfires crews are battling in the parched region.
U.S. judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail until trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was sent to jail pending trial on Friday after being charged with witness tampering, the latest episode in his long fall from grace.
White House says Trump supports both House immigration bills, after all
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that President Donald Trump supported both Republican immigration bills being considered in the House of Representatives, offering a lifeline after the president suggested earlier that he opposed th…
California police offer $50,000 reward in long-unsolved murders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California law enforcement officials on Friday offered a $50,000 reward to help crack the 1991 murders of an aspiring crime scene investigator and her family, hoping to capitalize on advances in DNA technology and publicity surr…
Kentucky man gets 30-day sentence in attack on Senator Rand Paul
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a Kentucky man to 30 days in prison for assaulting U.S. Senator Rand Paul in an attack last November that left the politician with several broken ribs, prosecutors said.
