Fox News says did not know of TV host Hannity’s ties to Trump lawyer
(Reuters) – Fox News said on Tuesday it did not know about television host Sean Hannity’s “informal relationship” with Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen.
Two die as wind-fanned wildfires threaten to spread in parched Oklahoma
TALOGA, Okla. (Reuters) – Wildfires which have killed two people in western Oklahoma could spread and more could ignite as wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour whip an area where scant rain has fallen in five months, fire and forestry officials said o…
Starbucks to close 8,000 U.S. stores for one afternoon for racial-bias training
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp will close 8,000 company-owned U.S. cafes for the afternoon on May 29 so 175,000 employees can undergo racial tolerance training in response to protests and calls for boycotts after the arrest of two black men waiting in a P…
U.S. Supreme Court restricts deportations of immigrant felons
WASHINGTON – A provision in U.S. law requiring the deportation of immigrants convicted of crimes of violence is unconstitutionally vague, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a decision that could hinder the Trump administration’s ability to step up t…
Cosby ‘liked petting, touching,’ police who interviewed him testify
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby told detectives who interviewed him shortly after he was accused of sexually assaulting a former friend at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004 that he touched but did not have intercourse with his accuser, prosecut…
Southwest plane makes emergency landing in Philadelphia; engine trouble cited
(Reuters) – A Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines Co made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday after suffering engine trouble during the flight, local media reports said.
Massachusetts top court declares stun gun ban unconstitutional
BOSTON (Reuters) – The top court in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down a state law that banned civilians from possessing stun guns, ruling unanimously that the law violated the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, which protects Americans’ right to …
U.S. Supreme Court struggles with e-commerce sales tax case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared hesitant to let states force out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases, with some of the justices saying Congress would be best suited to resolve the matter.
Sandy Hook parents sue conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for defamation
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre have sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for defamation, accusing him and his website InfoWars of engaging in a campaign of “false, cruel, and dangerous…
Supreme Court struggles with e-commerce sales tax case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared uncertain whether to let states force out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases in a fight potentially worth billions of dollars pitting South Dakota against…
