Planned Parenthood leader Richards steps down
(Reuters) – The president of Planned Parenthood, longtime activist Cecile Richards, will step down this year after leading the women’s health organization for more than a decade, the group said on Friday.
House panel to investigate sexual abuse in sports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said Friday it will investigate sexual abuse in organized sports after the sentencing of a USA Gymnastics team doctor for sexually abusing female athletes.
N.Y., Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people.
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut form coalition against tax bill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said on Friday they are forming a multi-state coalition against a new federal tax bill and will file legal action challenging the constitutionality of the legislation signed in …
New York, Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people.
Trump says Republicans will accept citizenship for ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was willing to shift his stance on immigration to push through a deal that protects illegal immigrants brought to the country as children from deportation and offer them citizenship.
USA Gymnastics quiet on board resignation call after abuse scandal
(Reuters) – The leadership of USA Gymnastics (USAG) remained silent on Friday in the face of pressure from U.S. Olympic Committee officials and others to resign en masse two days after the team doctor was sentenced for abusing female athletes.
FBI agent fatally shoots kidnap victim during rescue operation
(Reuters) – An FBI agent fatally shot a bound kidnap victim on Thursday during a predawn raid meant to rescue the man from his captors at a home in Houston, The Houston Chronicle and other media reported.
Everest climb chronicler Elizabeth Hawley dies in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Elizabeth Hawley, a leading chronicler of expeditions on Himalayan peaks in Nepal, died on Friday at a private hospital in Kathmandu, her doctor said. She was 94.
Trump offers ‘Dreamers’ a path to citizenship, wants other immigration curbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is offering a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million young illegal immigrants but insists on measures that would curb some legal immigration programs and provide a border wall with Mexico, senior Wh…
