Maine, New Jersey lawmakers scramble to end partial government shutdowns
(Reuters) – Partial government shutdowns in Maine and New Jersey entered a second day on Sunday as lawmakers returned to their respective state capitals in a bid to break budget impasses that have led to the suspension of many nonessential services.
Trump tweets mock video of himself tackling, punching CNN logo
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump stepped up his feud with the media on Sunday by tweeting a mock video of himself tackling and repeatedly striking a man with a CNN logo super-imposed in place of his head, followed by a logo saying “…
Trump praises veterans, hits media at Kennedy Center event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump honored military veterans in Washington on Saturday at a Kennedy Center event that resembled both a political rally and an evangelical Christian religious service ahead of the July 4 Independence Day h…
As new fiscal year dawns, hope for Illinois budget dims
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Risking a historic drop to junk bond status, Illinois began its third straight fiscal year without a budget on Saturday as political maneuvering dimmed hopes for a bipartisan spending and revenue package anytime soon.
U.S. trade group says no nuclear power plants have been hacked
(Reuters) – No U.S. nuclear power plant has been penetrated in a cyber attack, an industry spokesman said on Saturday, when asked to comment on a U.S. government warning last week about a hacking campaign targeting the sector.
U.S. deaths by police gunfire on track to reach 1,000 in 2017: paper
(Reuters) – Police officers across the United States shot 492 people dead in the first half of 2017, on track to approach 1,000 such incidents for the third year in a row, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Venus Williams says she is heartbroken by fatal Florida crash
(Reuters) – Tennis star Venus Williams said she was heartbroken by the death of a man in a two-car crash in Florida that a police report blamed on her driving, breaking her silence about the fatal accident three weeks after it occurred.
New York doctor sent email to paper before hospital rampage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A doctor who killed another physician at a New York City medical center and wounded six other people before taking his own life had sent an email to a newspaper blaming hospital officials for wrecking his career, the New York Daily…
Trump blasts states for refusing to hand over voter data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump lashed out on Saturday at the growing number of states refusing to give voters’ names, addresses and sensitive personal information to a commission he created to investigate alleged voter fraud.
Gunfire erupts at Arkansas nightclub, 28 hurt
(Reuters) – Gunfire erupted at a hip-hop concert in a Little Rock, Arkansas nightclub early on Saturday morning, wounding 25 people and leading the governor to call for a fresh effort to reduce violent crime in the state capital.
