Ex-U.S. Secret Service officer gets 20 years for sexting while on duty
(Reuters) – A former Secret Service uniformed officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for sending sexually explicit messages to minors, sometimes while on duty at the White House, the U.S. Justice Department said.
For Trump’s defenders, White House turmoil is politics as usual
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In Washington, the chatter about a deepening, Watergate-style crisis has engulfed the White House – and those conversations are echoed in big cities across the country and in a succession of headlines that seem to suggest almost …
Planned Parenthood to close four Iowa clinics after cuts
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said on Thursday it would shutter four of its 12 clinics in Iowa as a result of a measure backed by Republican Governor Terry Branstad that blocks public money for family planning services to abortion providers.
U.S. academic groups oppose Trump’s visa-vetting plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of American academic groups have taken a stance against a Trump administration proposal to toughen scrutiny of some U.S. visa applicants, saying it will have a chilling effect on international students studying in the Unit…
Amtrak engineer to be arraigned in deadly 2015 crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia surrendered to authorities on Thursday after being charged with involuntary manslaughter last week, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said.
Colorado man charged with murder in fatal shooting of three
DENVER (Reuters) – A 24-year-old man was formally charged on Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of three people found slain last month in a Colorado mountain home filled with marijuana plants being grown inside the dwelling, prosecutors said.
Ex-Haitian mayor declares innocence in U.S. human rights lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) – The former mayor of a rural town in Haiti facing a U.S. lawsuit accusing him of murdering, torturing and burning the homes of his political opponents appeared in a federal court in Boston on Thursday and declared his innocence.
Chelsea Manning shares first picture of herself since release
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier responsible for a massive leak of classified material, shared a photo of herself for the first time since she was released from prison.
Ex-N.Y. state senate leader asks U.S. appeals court for new trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam on Thursday urged a U.S. appeals court to overturn the two men’s corruption convictions in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Mississippi boy found dead after being kidnapped in mother’s car
(Reuters) – A six-year-old Mississippi boy who was sleeping in his mother’s car when it was stolen from a grocery store parking lot was found shot to death on Thursday inside the abandoned vehicle, police said.
