Kentucky governor apologizes for saying teacher strike led to sexual assaults
(Reuters) – Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin apologized on Sunday for saying last week that a teacher walkout that shut schools in many of the state’s districts led to children being sexually assaulted.
Slow-moving storms head east after blanketing U.S. Midwest
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Deadly slow-moving storms generating record snowfall and low temperatures in the U.S. Midwest moved eastward on Sunday, leaving stranded airline travelers and thousands without power.
President Trump’s re-election campaign raised $10 million so far in 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign raised $10 million in the first quarter of the year, leaving his re-election operation with $28 million in cash, his campaign disclosed on Sunday.
Puerto Rico oversight board to meet this week to certify fiscal plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The oversight board for Puerto Rico, created by Congress, will hold public hearings on Thursday and Friday to certify revised fiscal plans for the commonwealth, the board said on Sunday.
Barbara Bush, wife of ex-President George H.W. Bush, in ‘failing health’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barbara Bush, the wife of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, is in “failing health” and has decided to no longer seek medical treatment, the office of the ex-president said in a statement from Houston on Sunday.
Adult-film star Stormy Daniels to attend Trump lawyer’s hearing
(Reuters) – Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels will attend a court hearing in New York on Monday for U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, Daniels’ lawyer said on Sunday.
U.S. pastor held in Turkey for his Christian faith, lawyer says
IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters) – The lawyer for a U.S. pastor who goes on trial in Turkey on Monday over alleged links to a group accused of orchestrating a failed military coup said the preacher had been arrested for his Christian faith.
Trump bashes Comey as ‘slippery’ ahead of book release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump hurled a new set of insults at James Comey on Sunday, challenging accusations the former FBI director makes in a tell-all book that is due for release this week, and insisting that he never pressed Com…
U.S. recalls more than 200 million eggs over salmonella fears
(Reuters) – Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.
South Dakota e-commerce sale tax fight reaches U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will determine whether states can force out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes in a fight between South Dakota and e-commerce businesses.
