U.S. to dismiss charges against 129 people in Trump inaugural protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department intends to dismiss criminal charges against 129 defendants in connection with the protests that took place during President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2017 inauguration, according to a court filing on Thu…
Congress scrambles for votes to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans struggled to line up support on Thursday for a short-term extension of government funding that would avert a politically embarrassing shutdown, after President Donald Trump offered mixed signals on the s…
California parents starved 13 children, taunted them with pie: prosecutor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – The California parents accused of imprisoning their 13 children in the family’s squalid home had beaten, starved and chained the victims to their beds for years, taunting them with apple pie, according to a prosecutor on T…
U.S. marshal killed in Pennsylvania while arresting suspect
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A deputy U.S. marshal helping police to arrest a woman in a Harrisburg home was shot and killed on Thursday by a man who was with her, federal officials said.
Prosecutors want testimony of 19 other accusers for Cosby retrial
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania prosecutors on Thursday asked the judge who will preside over the second sexual assault trial of actor Bill Cosby to allow the testimony of 19 other accusers, including 12 women who were not allowed testify in the entertainer’s…
Amid confusion, Congress scrambles for deal to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans struggled to line up support on Thursday for a short-term extension of government funding that would avert a politically embarrassing shutdown, after President Donald Trump offered mixed signals on the s…
Empty prisons, grounded warplanes: U.S. budget dysfunction hits home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three hours west of Chicago, a federal prison stands ready to take in thousands of inmates and hire hundreds of guards, but its expansion is on hold, awaiting approval from a U.S. Congress that is again paralyzed by budget disput…
Stopgap government funding bill clears hurdle in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to keep the U.S. government operating beyond midnight Friday (0500 GMT Saturday) cleared a procedural hurdle in the House of Representatives, with a vote on passage expected later on Thursday.
U.S. lawmakers may soon be liable for sexual harassment payouts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could no longer use public funds for awards or settlements in sexual harassment cases under bipartisan legislation unveiled on Thursday that updates a 20-year law governing the rights …
Prosecutors accuse parents of torturing California siblings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California couple accused of keeping their 13 children captive in the family’s squalid home were charged on Thursday with torture, child abuse and false imprisonment, as prosecutors said the victims were beaten, starved and …
