Groundbreaking set for Eisenhower memorial in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ground will be broken on Thursday for the Dwight W. Eisenhower National Memorial after years of opposition to the design and size of the $150 million monument to the late U.S. president, including from his granddaughter Susan Eis…
Trump forces high-wire act for Republican in Virginia governor’s race
FRONT ROYAL, Va. (Reuters) – Ralph and Mike Waller are such ardent backers of President Donald Trump that they help stage a counter-protest every Wednesday in front of their Front Royal, Virginia, pawn shop, sparring with anti-Trump demonstrators who g…
Baseball: Astros’ Correa proposes to girlfriend after World Series win
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Not content with winning his first World Series on Wednesday, Houston Astros short stop Carlos Correa dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend during a live television interview.
Gunman ‘nonchalantly’ opens fire in Colorado Walmart, kills three: police
THORNTON, Colo. (Reuters) – Police in Colorado on Thursday were searching for a gunman who calmly walked into a Walmart in suburban Denver and opened fire with a handgun, randomly shooting at shoppers and store clerks, killing three people, before he f…
Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, describing the man as a “terrorist.”
At least three dead in shooting inside suburban Denver Walmart
THORNTON, Colo. (Reuters) – At least three people were killed in a shooting inside a Walmart store on Wednesday in suburban Denver, where police said they had not yet taken anyone into custody.
Facing backlash, Rolling Stone writer posts second apology for ‘hurtful’ book
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Rolling Stone writer who has come under fire for a 17-year-old book that critics say depicts his own mistreatment of women at a newspaper office made a second apology on Wednesday, saying he wrote “hurtful” things but did not …
At least two dead in shooting inside suburban Denver Walmart
THORNTON, Colo. (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and one wounded in a shooting inside a Walmart store in suburban Denver on Wednesday, police said.
Former President Obama urges patience in push for grassroots change
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday resurrected his campaign slogan of hope and change as he closed his foundation’s first summit launching his post-presidency initiative to foster young civic leaders.
Uzbek man charged in New York attack said he ‘felt good’ about what he did
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, told investigators he had been inspired by watching Islamic State videos and began planning the attack a year ago, according to a …
