U.S. hate crimes rise for second straight year: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of hate crimes committed in the United States rose in 2016 for the second consecutive year, with African-Americans, Jews and Muslims targeted in many of the incidents, the FBI said on Monday in an annual report.
U.S. court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the Uni…
Senator Rand Paul returns to work after being tackled while mowing lawn
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky said he returned to work on Monday, more than a week after he suffered six broken ribs when tackled by a neighbor while mowing his lawn.
Russia’s RT America registers as ‘foreign agent’ in USA: editor
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – RT America, the U.S. arm of the Kremlin-backed TV station RT, has registered with the U.S. Department of Justice as a “foreign agent” in the United States, the outlet’s editor in chief said on Monday.
U.S. court allows part of Trump travel ban to go into effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let part of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go into effect, ruling that the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries if they have no connections…
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…
