Ex-officials in U.S. gymnastics sex abuse scandal to testify to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The heads of Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, who resigned in the wake of a sex abuse scandal involving a former doctor at their organizations, could face tough questions when they appear on Tuesday at a U.S. Senate …
Film producer Harvey Weinstein due to enter plea on rape charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to enter a plea in a New York court on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault, the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers…
Colorado wildfire rages as firefighters gain on New Mexico blaze
(Reuters) – Hot weather was expected to stoke an unchecked wildfire in southern Colorado on Tuesday that forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
Suspected Arizona serial killer fatally shoots himself: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing six people, including a noted psychiatrist who advised prosecutors investigating high-profile murders, killed himself on Monday as police closed in on the Phoenix-area hotel where he was staying, police sa…
U.S. appeals against ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it would appeal against a federal judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based on their political vi…
Property losses mount on Hawaii’s Big Island as lava flow spreads
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – A river of lava spewing from the foot of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano swallowed about three dozen more homes on the Big Island during a weekend of destruction that brought to nearly 120 the number of dwellings devoured since last …
Crews gain ground on New Mexico wildfire as Colorado blaze rages
(Reuters) – More than 1,000 evacuees from a wildfire in northern New Mexico were allowed to return home on Monday, a day after showers helped quell part of the blaze, but a second, smaller fire in neighboring Colorado continued to rage largely unchecke…
U.S. appeals ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based on their political views, according to a court filing.
Trump pulls invitation to NFL champions Eagles over anthem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump canceled the planned visit on Tuesday of the Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House, saying he disinvited the team after it disagreed with his call for players to stand for the…
Trump pulls invitation to NFL champion Eagles over anthem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles would not visit the White House on Tuesday as planned after the NFL team disagreed with Trump’s call for players to stand for the national ant…
