Designer Kate Spade found dead in her apartment in apparent suicide: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fashion designer Kate Spade, 55, was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, police said.
‘Apprentice’ contestant lawsuit will proceed as Trump seeks stay: NY judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former contestant on Donald Trump’s reality TV show “The Apprentice” may pursue her defamation lawsuit against the U.S. president, a New York state judge ruled on Tuesday, despite Trump’s effort to have an appeals court put it on…
Hollywood mogul Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault, his lawyer said, in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerged …
Voters in California, New Jersey primaries play big role in November U.S. elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – Voters in competitive congressional districts in New Jersey and California will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose candidates in primary elections that will shape the fight to control the U.S. Congress d…
Miss America to end its swimsuit segment during annual competition
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The nearly century-old Miss America competition will drop its well-known swimsuit competition this year and will no longer judge contestants based on their physical appearance, a top organization official said on Tuesday.
Sex to superheroes: Sister Rose shepherds Catholics through Hollywood movies
CULVER CITY, Calif. (Reuters) – Tucked into a suburban Los Angeles office between her convent and a chapel, film critic Sister Rose Pacatte sits at her computer and plays a clip from edgy dark comedy “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
Voters in opioid-plagued districts demand solutions from candidates
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (Reuters) – Voters in this struggling Rust Belt region in upstate New York, backed Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, hoping he could help turn back a relentless tide of factory and business closures.
Gay adoption fight looms after Supreme Court’s cake ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A major legal fight similar to the blockbuster Christian baker case decided by the Supreme Court on Monday is already brewing in several U.S. states over laws allowing private agencies to block gay couples from adoptions or takin…
California, New Jersey primaries crucial to November U.S. elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – Voters in competitive congressional districts in New Jersey and California will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose candidates in primary elections that will shape the fight to control the U.S. Congress d…
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 …
