In grieving Texas town, faith sustains those left behind
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – Joe Holcombe and his wife, Claryce, lost eight members of their family in the Texas church shooting last Sunday, including their son, grandchildren, a pregnant granddaughter-in-law and a great- granddaughter who wa…
Thousands to join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of people are expected to march in Los Angeles 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.
Trump says North Korea’s Kim insulted him by calling him ‘old’
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him “old” and said he would never call Kim “short and fat.”
Texas town holds first burials after church massacre
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The tiny Texas town reeling from a gun massacre that killed 26 churchgoers buried the first of the victims on Saturday, in a remote cemetery where a series of funerals is being held this week.
Legionnaires sickens 12 in California, including 9 at Disneyland
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disneyland has shut down and decontaminated two cooling towers following an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that sickened 12 people, nine of them guests or employees at the theme park in Anaheim, county health officials said on…
Alabama U.S. Senate candidate again denies alleged sexual misconduct
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (Reuters) – Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, the Republican insurgent running for the U.S. Senate, on Saturday again flatly denied he had initiated a sexual encounter in 1979 with a 14-year-old girl, insisting the accusation…
UCLA players quizzed over alleged shoplifting to remain in China: ESPN
(Reuters) – Three UCLA men’s basketball players detained in China over allegations of shoplifting this week will not be on the team’s return flight to the United States on Saturday, ESPN reported.
Ahead of Trump’s visit to Philippines, a big thumbs up from U.S. veterans
SUBIC, Philippines (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy and he has often come in for sharp criticism both at home and overseas, but in the town of Subic in the Philippines, he’s a hero.
Los Angeles police investigating allegation of drug planting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Police Department will investigate allegations of misconduct against at least one officer, the department said on Friday, after an attorney said video captured police putting cocaine in his client’s wallet before…
Acting DHS chief denies White House pressured her over immigration program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke on Friday denied reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly pressured her to end protections for tens of thousands of immigrants, and said she plans to remain in the Trump…
