Second federal judge blocks Trump’s curbs on U.S. visitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A second U.S. federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest effort to restrict citizens from eight countries from entering the United States, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s third bid to impose trav…
Trump chides NFL for not forcing players to stand for anthem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the National Football League for not forcing its players to stand during pre-game renditions of the U.S. national anthem, furthering his feud with the nation’s most popular spor…
Judge to rule on ex-Penn State coach Sandusky’s bid for new trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge is due to rule on Wednesday whether former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky will receive a new trial on charges that he sexually assaulted pre-teen and teenaged boys for 15 years.
Texas to execute ‘tourniquet killer’ for serial rape and murder
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to execute on Wednesday a man convicted of raping and murdering five children and young women, using a tourniquet to torture and strangle his victims.
U.S. senators reach bipartisan deal on Obamacare, Trump indicates support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators on Tuesday reached a bipartisan agreement to shore up Obamacare for two years by reviving federal subsidies for health insurers that President Donald Trump planned to scrap, and the president indicated his suppo…
Kentucky city removes two Confederate statues
(Reuters) – Statues of two leaders of the Confederacy will be moved from public places in Lexington, Kentucky, to a cemetery where the men they represent are buried, an action that began quietly on Tuesday in the midst of a national debate about memori…
Crews push to contain California fires, search for bodies
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Crews fought their way across rugged, steep terrain on Tuesday in a push to gain full control of the deadliest wildfires in California history, as search-and-rescue teams picked through an ashy moonscape of destroyed home…
NFL policy on anthem kneeling unchanged, despite Trump rebuke
NEW YORK (Reuters) – National Football League officials weighed the fervor of players protesting racism against U.S. President Donald Trump’s anger at their autumn meeting on Tuesday with supporters of the players kneeling outside in solidarity.
Las Vegas gunman’s estate could offer rare redress for victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Victims of mass shootings in the United States often win little or no damages from perpetrators but the Las Vegas massacre may be different because the shooter is thought to have been a wealthy man, lawyers said.
Chicago Aviation Dept fires two officers involved in dragging man off flight
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers for their roles in the forcible removal of a passenger on a United Airlines flight in April, an incident that provoked international outrage.
