U.S. top court rejects ‘gay conversion’ therapy ban challenge
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact California’s ban on “gay conversion” therapy aimed at turning youths under age 18 away from homosexuality, rejecting a Christian minister’s challenge to the law asserting it violates religious ri…
SpaceX rocket lifts off on first launch for U.S. military
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Monday, carrying the company’s first satellite for the U.S. military, and breaking a 10-year monopoly held by a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
May Day rallies across U.S. target Trump immigration policy
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Labor unions and civil rights groups staged May Day rallies in several U.S. cities on Monday to denounce President Donald Trump’s get-tough policy on immigration, a crackdown they said preys on vulnerable workers in som…
Gunman kills one, injures others at San Diego pool party
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A man holding a gun in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other opened fire on people around a swimming pool in a San Diego apartment complex, killing one and injuring others before police shot him dead on Sunday, media said.
Armed couple arrested after deadly shooting spree near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police have arrested an armed couple they say fit the description of a man and woman sought in a weekend shooting spree near Los Angeles that left one man dead and at least three other people injured, authorities said on Sunday….
U.S. service member killed near Mosul identified as infantry officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member who died when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was identified on Sunday as 1st Lieutenant Weston Lee.
Republican lawmaker Ros-Lehtinen, a Trump critic, to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a moderate Republican from South Florida who has been critical of President Donald Trump, plans to retire when her term is up next year, according to an interview she gave on Sunday to the…
Trump could target ‘carried interest’ tax loophole: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s push to overhaul tax laws might soon target a loophole used by some financial managers to lower their tax rates, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said on Sunday.
UPS air maintenance workers threaten strike ahead of shareholders meeting
(Reuters) – A union representing 1,200 U.S. air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc turned up pressure on the company on Sunday to settle a three-year contract dispute, saying it would seek clearance to strike.
Toned-down White House press dinner carries on without Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House press corps gathered on Saturday for its annual black-tie dinner, a toned-down affair this year after Donald Trump snubbed the event, becoming the first incumbent U.S. president to bow out in 36 years.
