Barbara Blaine, founder of group for clergy abuse victims, dies at 61
(Reuters) – Barbara Blaine, who founded the ‘Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests’ and led the organization until earlier this year, died on Sunday at age 61 in Utah, her family and the organization said.
Republican bill to repeal Obamacare teeters on edge of collapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest Republican effort to repeal former U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law faced possible defeat this week as several senators in the party voiced concerns about the bill under consideration.
Hurricane Maria weaker, likely to pass well off southeast U.S. coast – NHC
(Reuters) – Hurricane Maria has weakened slightly and the category 1 storm is expected to move well east of the southeast coast of the United States over the next day or so, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.
Trump slaps travel restrictions on North Korea, Venezuela in sweeping new ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and…
Supreme Court has option to duck travel ban ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s announcement on Sunday that it is issuing new travel restrictions on people entering the United States from eight countries could lead to an upcoming Supreme Court case on its previous more controversia…
Prison riot in central California leaves one inmate dead, eight others wounded
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Reuters) – Prison guards fired rubber bullets and pepper spray to quell a riot on Sunday involving more than 160 inmates at a central California penitentiary in which one prisoner was stabbed to death and eight others wounded, …
Masked gunman kills woman, wounds several others at Nashville church
(Reuters) – A masked gunman killed a woman in the parking lot of a Tennessee church on Sunday morning and wounded six worshipers inside the building before shooting himself in a scuffle with an usher who rushed to stop the attack.
NFL rallies around protesting players denounced by Trump
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U.S. Senate opposition to Obamacare repeal bill grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A proposal by U.S. Republicans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance program suffered serious new setbacks within the party on Sunday, when Senator Ted Cruz expressed his opposition and Senator Susan Collins dug in…
NFL players, owners defy Trump on anthem protests
SOMERSET, N.J.,/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Football League players sat out, knelt and linked arms during pre-game national anthems played across the country and in London on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called on fans to boycott…
