Trump yields to pressure, calls neo-Nazis and KKK criminals
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump denounced neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan as criminals and thugs on Monday, bowing to mounting political pressure to condemn such groups explicitly after a white-nationalist rally t…
Tech companies in the crosshairs on white supremacy and free speech
TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer had its internet domain registration revoked twice in less than 24 hours in the wake of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, part of a broad move by the tech industry in…
Three men killed in shooting at Wisconsin drag raceway: sheriff
(Reuters) – Three people were shot dead at a drag race track in Wisconsin on Sunday, authorities said, but it was unclear who was responsible and what the motive might have been.
Tropical storm Gert could become hurricane by Wednesday: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical storm Gert, located about 485 miles (785 km) west-southwest of Bermuda, could strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Illinois Senate votes to reject governor’s school funding veto
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Senate on Sunday rejected Governor Bruce Rauner’s changes to an education funding bill, sending the measure to the House, where similar action is uncertain, and leaving school districts guessing when state-aid dollars w…
With budget cuts looming, U.S. aid chief vows to do more with less
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing potentially deep budget cuts to U.S. foreign aid, new USAID administrator Mark Green says he needs to do more with less and prove to President Donald Trump that development assistance can further his “America First” agenda…
With budget cuts looming, U.S. aid chief vows to do more with less
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing potentially deep budget cuts to U.S. foreign aid, new USAID administrator Mark Green says he needs to do more with less and prove to President Donald Trump that development assistance can further his “America First” agenda…
Victim in Virginia melee wept for social justice, her boss says
(Reuters) – Heather Heyer came to downtown Charlottesville with her friends to make a stand against white nationalists who converged on the Virginia college town to demand the city keep a statue honoring a Confederate war hero, her boss said on Sunday….
After criticism, White House says Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s remarks condemning violence at a white nationalist rally were meant to include the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups, the White House said on Sunday, a day after he was criticized across the poli…
Charlottesville violence tests Trump’s presidential mettle
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – For President Donald Trump, this was the week when the real world began to intrude upon his presidency.
