Americans celebrating Fourth of July face scorcher
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Americans in the Midwest and on the East coast will face brutally hot temperatures and stifling humidity as they celebrate the Fourth of July holiday on Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
For U.S. birthday, life, liberty and the pursuit of hot dogs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fireworks, music and the pursuit of hot dogs will mark the 242nd year of independence for the United States on what is expected to be a steamy Wednesday in much of the country.
Police say Arizona woman, 92, killed 72-year-old son
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 92-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her 72-year-old son over his plans to put her in an assisted living facility has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Tuesday.
Trump administration rolls back racial diversity guidelines for colleges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded an extensive set of guidelines put in place under President Barack Obama that had called on colleges and universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity.
Trump speaks with three more possible Supreme Court candidates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump interviewed three possible candidates to fill a coming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, the White House said, a day after he spoke to Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah about the job.
Puerto Rican evacuees caught between eviction threat and devastation
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Puerto Rican hurricane evacuee Jaykarey Skerett may have no choice but to return home if evicted from the Florida hotel room where she has lived under a temporary government program, even though the island lacks the medical …
U.S. Congressman Jordan accused of ignoring sex abuse while wrestling coach: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several former wrestlers coached by U.S. Representative Jim Jordan at Ohio State University have told NBC News that the Republican congressman was aware the team doctor was molesting them, and, in some cases, was told directly.
Before Annapolis newspaper shooting, police say suspect sent three threatening letters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The suspect in the fatal shooting of five people at a Maryland newsroom is believed to have sent three threatening letters to courts and a private law firm before the killings, police said on Tuesday.
U.S. East Coast swelters under lingering heat wave
(Reuters) – A heat wave blanketing the northeastern United States is expected to move west after the Fourth of July, bringing dangerous temperatures as far as southern California, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Tuesday.
Trump spoke with Senator Mike Lee about Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump spoke with Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah about the coming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, a spokesman for the senator said on Tuesday, confirming a story that appeared in Utah’s Deseret News.
