Texas family sues U.S. for $50 million over church massacre
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A couple whose nine relatives were among the 26 people fatally shot in a Texas church massacre in November has sued the U.S. government for $50 million, saying its “institutional failures” played a part in the murders, court fil…
Trump offers to take pardon recommendations from NFL players
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump held out an olive branch in his feud with National Football League players on Friday, asking them for recommendations as he considers pardoning several thousand people who may have been unfairly treate…
Insurer lobby group weighs in on Obamacare individual mandate case
(Reuters) – Removing certain provisions tied to the Affordable Care Act, former U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, could strike out important consumer protections and potentially harm millions of Americans, a trade association that…
Raging fire in Colorado grows 40 percent as more homes evacuated
(Reuters) – Colorado officials ordered another 300 homes in the southwestern part of the state evacuated on Friday as a massive wildfire grew 40 percent larger than it had been the day before after jumping a highway that had previously been a barrier o…
U.S. Democrats blast use of federal prisons to house detained immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers blasted the Trump administration on Friday over its decision to temporarily transfer hundreds of detained immigrants into five federal prisons, calling the practice inhumane and un-American.
Trump says he will not invite NBA champs to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will not host either the Cleveland Cavaliers or Golden State Warriors at the White House, echoing the controversy over the National Basketball Association champ Warriors’ invitation l…
Indiana man arrested for Boston ‘free speech’ rally shooting threat
BOSTON (Reuters) – Authorities on Friday arrested an Indiana man on a federal charge he threatened to shoot white attendees at a Boston rally last August of far-right speakers days after a deadly protest by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virgin…
Trump says ‘too early’ to consider pardons in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declined to say whether he would consider pardoning any of his associates amid the ongoing Russia probe, declaring it was too early to consider such action and noting that so far no one has b…
Trump says will not invite either NBA finals winner to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will not host either the Cleveland Cavaliers or Golden State Warriors at the White House, echoing the controversy over the National Basketball Association champ Warriors’ invitation l…
Capitals beat Golden Knights to win their first Stanley Cup
(Reuters) – The Washington Capitals won the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup for the first time in their 44-year history with a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.
