Former New York state official sued over alleged sex harassment
(Reuters) – A former New York state employee has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was sexually harassed by a onetime political appointee of Governor Andrew Cuomo, part of a wave of such accusations leveled in recent weeks against public figures.
Trump says he should have left UCLA players in jail in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday upbraided the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who had been detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting, tweeting he “should have left them in jail!”
Trump open to dropping healthcare provision in Senate tax bill: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would not insist on including repeal of an Obama-era health insurance mandate in a bill intended to enact the biggest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s, a senior White House aide said on Sunday….
New Orleans’s first female mayor to lead city during its 300th anniversary
(Reuters) – A New Orleans City Council member who launched a political career after helping her neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina was elected as the city’s first female mayor this weekend in a runoff that pitted her against another woman.
White House OK with removing Obamacare mandate repeal from Senate tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would not object to removing a provision in a Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate if it “becomes an impediment,” White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday….
Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in U.S. blogger killing
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police said on Sunday they had arrested a suspected leader of an Islamist group wanted in connection with the death in 2015 a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism.
U.S. nuclear general says would resist ‘illegal’ Trump strike order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. nuclear commander said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons.
U.S. nuclear general says would resist ‘illegal’ Trump strike order: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. nuclear commander was quoted as saying on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons.
U.S. destroyer slightly damaged in collision with tug off Japan: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold,, sustained slight damage when a Japanese tug drifted into it during a towing exercise off central Japan on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said.
Trump halts decision to allow elephant trophy imports after uproar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Friday he is putting a decision to allow imports of elephant trophies on hold after a torrent of criticism from conservation advocates and across social media.
