White Sox struggle in wake of Farquhar brain hemorrhage
(Reuters) – The Chicago White Sox lost 10-1 to the Houston Astros on Saturday but matters on the field took a backseat to concerns about their reliever Danny Farquhar, who suffered a brain hemorrhage a day earlier.
Trump weighs pardoning late African American boxing champion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was considering pardoning the late boxing legend Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world who was jailed after having a relationship with a white woman.
Turkey’s Erdogan says U.S. should look at its own actions if it wants jailed pastor freed
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should look at its own actions if it wants the return of an American Christian pastor who has been jailed in Turkey for suspected links to a 2016 failed coup.
Barbara Bush remembered for her dignity and wit at Houston funeral
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former first lady Barbara Bush was remembered at her funeral on Saturday as a formidable but caring figure whose devotion to her family was matched only by her commitment to public service.
Ex-U.S. presidents among mourners as Barbara Bush lauded at funeral
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former first lady Barbara Bush was remembered on Saturday as a sharp-tongued but caring figure whose devotion to her family was matched only by her commitment to public service.
Former U.S. taekwondo star waits a decade for her #MeToo moment
(Reuters) – It has taken a decade, but Mandy Meloon, a two-time taekwondo world champion thrown off the U.S. national team in 2007 after accusing her coach of molesting her at age 16, has won a measure of vindication.
U.S. student anti-gun activists to keep momentum alive over summer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Leaders of the student-led anti-gun movement, who inspired classroom walkouts across the country on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, say they plan to maintain their activism through the long summer bre…
Ex-U.S. presidents among mourners expected at Barbara Bush funeral
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four former U.S. presidents were among some 1,500 mourners gathering at a Houston church on Saturday for the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush, the matriarch of one of the country’s most prominent political dynasties who die…
Missouri governor charged with felony computer data tampering
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, already facing an invasion-of-privacy trial next month in connection with an extramarital affair, was charged separately on Friday with felony computer tampering tied to his political fund-raising.
Harvey Weinstein goes to court to retrieve personal emails
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Movie producer Harvey Weinstein asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday to order his company, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March, to turn over personal emails that he says are relevant to ongoing civil and criminal inves…
