Trump slams former FBI director as ‘slime ball’ over deeply critical book
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump attacked former FBI Director James Comey on Friday as a “weak and untruthful slime ball,” reacting to news accounts that cite Comey as searingly critical of the president in a memoir due to be publishe…
Cosby’s main accuser to testify in sexual assault case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A woman who is at the center of the case against Bill Cosby is expected to take the stand on Friday in a Pennsylvania courtroom, where she previously accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting her more than a d…
Trump orders review of U.S. Postal Service following criticism of Amazon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the creation of a task force to study the U.S. Postal Service and its financial difficulties, after recently claiming without evidence that deliveries for Amazon.com Inc were costi…
Trump orders review of U.S. Postal Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump late on Thursday ordered creation of a task force to study the U.S. Postal Service and its business model.
Missouri governor faces growing pressure to resign over sex scandal
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, charged with criminal invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair, faced mounting pressure to resign on Thursday after lawmakers presented detailed allegations of abuse and blackma…
Backpage chief pleads guilty, will cooperate in prostitution case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Backpage.com’s chief executive has pleaded guilty to state and federal charges stemming from a wide-ranging investigation into the sex ad website, agreeing as part of a deal with prosecutors to shut it down and cooperate in the …
Man called 911 about ‘abused kids’ months before California SUV crash
(Reuters) – A man whose daughter lived next door to a family killed when their SUV drove off a California cliff warned authorities four months earlier that the family’s six adopted children were being “highly abused,” according to a recording of the ma…
Popular U.S. national parks to hike fees to $35, not $70
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Interior Department will hike fees at the most popular national parks to $35 a vehicle, backing off a plan that would have cost visitors $70 a vehicle to visit Yellowstone and other well-known parks, the agency said on Thursday.
Former congressman Stockman convicted of fraud in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal jury in Houston on Thursday found former Republican U.S. Representative Steve Stockman guilty of fraud and siphoning off hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for his personal use.
Oklahoma teachers end nearly two-week walkout that shut schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s largest teachers union on Thursday called off a nearly two-week walkout that shut public schools statewide, saying it had secured historic gains in education funding after school budgets were devastated by a decade …
