United States to lower foreign arms sales surcharge: DSCA director
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. government will reduce its administrative surcharge on foreign arms sales to 3.2 percent from 3.5 percent from June as part of a broader bid to make U.S. weapons more competitive internationally, a top U.S. official told Reu…
Texas to execute man convicted of killing two at birthday party
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to execute on Wednesday a man convicted of opening fire at a children’s birthday party in 2008, believing a rival gang member was present and fatally shooting a woman and her five-year-old granddaughter in a spray …
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial goes to the jury
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania jury of seven men and five women was due to begin deliberations on Wednesday to decide whether to convict comedian and actor Bill Cosby of sexual assault, attempting to reach a verdict where a previous jury wa…
Arizona Republican takes early lead in tight race for House seat
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Republicans were heading for victory in an Arizona election for a U.S. House of Representatives seat, early results suggested on Tuesday, after a tight race that may still bolster Democratic momentum heading into November’s midterm vote.
Trump’s travel ban faces Supreme Court reckoning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the legality of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious actions of his …
Suspect arrested in the shooting of two Dallas police officers: police
(Reuters) – A suspect was arrested on Tuesday after two Dallas police officers were shot and critically wounded at a Home Depot Inc store and a civilian was also shot in the incident, police said.
Republicans hope to avoid another upset loss in Arizona vote for House seat
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Voters in Arizona went to the polls on Tuesday in a special election to replace a longtime Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who was forced to resign over a sexual misconduct scandal.
Busloads of migrants from ‘caravan’ arrive at U.S.-Mexico border
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Dozens of Central American migrants from about 600 traveling in a “caravan” through Mexico arrived at the border city of Tijuana late on Tuesday despite warnings it would be futile to try to cross to claim asylum in the Uni…
Rapper Meek Mill freed from U.S. jail after months-long campaign
(Reuters) – Rapper Meek Mill, who had been incarcerated for five months on a probation violation, was released from a Pennsylvania jail on Tuesday, his attorney said, after the state’s top court granted him bail, capping a star-laden campaign to have h…
White House doctor refuses to pull out as Trump’s nominee for veterans job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician Ronny Jackson will push ahead as the nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs department after allegations about his conduct stalled his Senate hearing for the job, a White House official said …
