U.S. Supreme Court justices divided in major voting rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court justices expressed distaste on Tuesday toward the long-standing U.S. political practice of drawing electoral maps simply to entrench one party in power but appeared deeply divided over whether to do anything about i…
More groups challenge Trump’s latest travel ban in court
NEW York (Reuters) – Muslim immigrants and an advocacy group filed a fresh lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s latest version of a travel ban that placed indefinite restrictions on the entry of citizens from eight countries to the United States.
Las Vegas police look for motive in deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Police sought clues on Tuesday to explain why a retiree who enjoyed gambling but had no criminal record set up a vantage point in a high-rise Las Vegas hotel and poured gunfire onto a concert below, slaying dozens of people befor…
Russia threatens retaliation over U.S. ‘break-in’ at San Francisco consulate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said U.S. officials had broken into residences at Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, and threatened retaliation over what it called an illegal act.
Russia threatens relation over U.S. ‘break-in’ at San Francisco consulate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. officials broke into residences at Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, threatening retaliation over what it called a hostile and illegal act.
Russia condemns ‘illegal’ seizure of property in U.S., may retaliate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow protested to Washington over what it called an illegal seizure of its consulate general in San Francisco, saying it reserved the right to retaliate against U.S. diplomatic property in Russia.
Police seek clues to Las Vegas mass shooting, bloodiest in modern U.S. history
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Police sought clues on Tuesday to explain why a retiree with a penchant for gambling but no criminal record set up a sniper’s nest in a high-rise Las Vegas hotel and poured gunfire onto a concert below, slaying dozens of people b…
Oracle Co-CEO questions policies on student visas
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp Co-Chief Executive Mark Hurd on Monday said he does not understand Trump administration immigration policies that make it difficult for foreigners to work in the United States after earning an education here.
Hurricane churns up debate: should Puerto Rico be a U.S. state?
NEW YORK/SALINAS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The hurricane that leveled Puerto Rico last month has given fresh impetus to a decades-old argument on the island: that the U.S. territory would fare better financially as a U.S. state.
Lone gunman kills 59, injures hundreds, in Las Vegas concert attack
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A retiree armed with multiple assault rifles strafed an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas from a high-rise hotel window on Sunday, slaughtering at least 59 people before killing himself in the deadliest mass shooting in …
