District of Columbia contestant named Miss USA
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A 25-year-old scientist representing the District of Columbia was crowned winner of the Miss USA pageant on Sunday, the second consecutive year that the contestant from the nation’s capital won the annual competition.
Mayor of Virginia city targeted by anti-Semitic tweets after criticizing marchers
(Reuters) – The mayor of the Virginia college town of Charlottesville was the target of anti-Semitic tweets on Sunday after speaking out against white nationalists who converged on a local park carrying blazing torches the night before.
Facebook’s Sandberg urges family-friendly policies on Mother’s Day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg posted a Mother’s Day appeal on Sunday for federal and corporate policies to benefit working parents, including a minimum wage increase, mandated paid parental leave and affordab…
U.S. lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fired FBI chief James Comey, potentially setting up a showdown with the White House as Democrats considered a boycott of the v…
Fifth person dies after Massachusetts auto auction crash
(Reuters) – A fifth person has died from his injuries following a crash at a Massachusetts auto auction earlier this month, when a SUV being readied for sale smashed through a concrete wall and into a crowd of bidders.
Trump pledges to move quickly to name new FBI director
WASHINGTON/LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will move quickly to nominate a new FBI director, after he sparked a political firestorm by firing the man investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump pr…
Police kill hostage-taker ending standoff at Illinois hospital
(Reuters) – Police shot and killed a county jail inmate receiving treatment at a hospital near Chicago after he grabbed his guard’s gun and took a female hospital employee hostage on Saturday, the sheriff’s office said.
When Noah meets Emma: Top U.S. baby names for 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When 18-year-olds register as first-time voters in the 2034 U.S. congressional elections, many of the signatures will include the names Emma and Noah.
U.S. settles Russian money laundering case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian-owned group of companies has agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle U.S. civil allegations that the firms laundered proceeds of a $230 million tax fraud, ending a politically charged case days before it was set to go…
After tough week, Trump looks for a lift at Liberty University
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to deliver the commencement address – his first as president – to Liberty University, the nation’s largest Christian college, where he is expected to find to a friendly audience after a w…
