Russia’s RT registers as ‘foreign agent’ in USA: editor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – RT America, the U.S. arm of the Kremlin-backed TV station RT, has registered as a “foreign agent” in the United States, the outlet’s editor in chief said on Monday.
U.S. top court to hear dispute over California pregnancy center law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a California law requiring private facilities that counsel pregnant women against abortion to post signs telling clients how to get state-funded abortions and contraceptiv…
Supreme Court to hear Minnesota voter apparel law challenge
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a conservative group’s free speech challenge to a Minnesota law prohibiting voters from wearing T-shirts or other apparel adorned with overtly political messages inside polling stations.
Former U.S. Vice President Biden leaves open door to 2020 run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday left the door open to a presidential run to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 election and said he is focused now on boosting Democrats in the 2018 midterm race…
Prosecutor to shed light on deleted video in Penn State hazing death
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania prosecutor plans on Monday to reveal results from her investigation into who deleted surveillance-camera footage from the night a 19-year-old student died in an alcohol-fueled initiation ritual for a Pennsylva…
Gymnastics: Raisman says it took time to recognize what she says was sex abuse by doctor
(Reuters) – Triple Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman has said in a interview she did not realize at first that she had been treated inappropriately by a doctor accused of having sexually assaulted female gymnasts while he was the U.S. team doctor…
Longtime New York gossip columnist Liz Smith dead at 94
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York gossip columnist Liz Smith, who covered the breakup of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first marriage and helped lead the media’s charge into celebrity news, died on Sunday at her Manhattan home, the New York Times and other…
Wall Street bonuses may jump 10 percent this year: report
(Reuters) – Wall Street bonuses may climb as much as 10 percent this year, in the first meaningful jump for the industry since 2013, according to a closely watched report.
Hundreds join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched in the heart of Hollywood on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such abuse as a pervasive feature of American life.
Former intelligence officials say Trump is being manipulated by Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two former top U.S. intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Trump said he believed Putin was sincere in denying Russian meddling in th…
