Oklahoma teachers strike enters second week with rally at Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers carried their strike into a second week on Monday, with educators gathering at the state capitol after a $44 million tax and revenue package passed last week fell short of their demands to boost school…
Cosby’s second sex assault trial set for Pennsylvania courthouse
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby returned to a Pennsylvania court on Monday for the start of his retrial on charges of sexually assaulting a onetime friend who had thought of him as a mentor, almost a year after a jury deadlocked in the …
Exclusive: As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump’s party
(Reuters) – Older, white, educated voters helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016. Now, they are trending toward Democrats in such numbers that their ballots could tip the scales in tight congressional races from New Jersey to California, a new…
In key Kentucky House race, healthcare anxieties loom large
BEREA, Kentucky (Reuters) – Andy Barr, a Republican lawmaker representing central Kentucky, won his last three elections promising to repeal and replace Obamacare. This year, his Democratic challengers for Congress in Kentucky’s sixth district are bett…
Cosby returns to Pennsylvania court for retrial on sex assault charges
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby returns to a Pennsylvania court on Monday for the start of his retrial on charges of sexually assaulting a one-time friend who had thought of him as a mentor, almost a year after a jury reached a deadlock…
Bus carrying students hits Long Island overpass, at least six injured
(Reuters) – A bus carrying high school students hit a Long Island highway overpass late on Sunday, tearing the roof off the vehicle and injuring at least six people, New York State Police said.
Comic children’s actor, voice for Cocoa Puff’s cuckoo, dies
(Reuters) – The goofy voice behind the “I’m cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs” call for breakfast cereal fell silent Sunday, as comedian and voice actor Chuck McCann died, his publicist said.
Stormy Daniels’ attorney wants Trump questioned about hush money
(Reuters) – The lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had an affair with U.S. President Donald Trump, filed court papers Sunday demanding that Trump submit to questions about the $130,000 hush money paid just before the 2016 pre…
Arizona election database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A hack on an Arizona election database during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign was carried out by suspected criminal actors and not the Russian government, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Sunday.
Goldman CEO’s deputy can’t stop, won’t stop spinning records
NEW YORK (Reuters) – David Solomon, soon to be the sole No. 2 to Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, still finds time to pursue a beloved hobby: spinning records at big-city nightclubs under the handle DJ D-Sol.
