Puerto Rico nationalist passed up award for New York parade’s good: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Puerto Rican nationalist, vilified for his alleged links to a deadly bombing campaign, decided on his own to pass up a special award that Puerto Rican Day Parade organizers wanted to give him, hoping to dispel the rancor that had…
Los Angeles Pride Parade morphs into ‘Resist March’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people dressed in rainbow attire and waving protest signs walked en masse through Los Angeles on Sunday in a “Resist March” against U.S. President Donald Trump, an event that took the place of the city’s ann…
Washington gay pride parade draws thousands, briefly blocked by protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of revelers, some waving rainbow flags symbolizing gay rights, crowded Washington streets on Saturday for the city’s gay pride parade in an annual party that saw anti-corporate protesters briefly block its route.
Sessions says he will discuss Comey with Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter on Saturday that he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to address matters former FBI Director James Comey brought up this week in testimony to the …
Trump takes second crack at a pivot next week with apprentice push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, who became a reality television star with a show called “The Apprentice,” will spend a lot of time next week promoting a plan to expand apprenticeships to help companies find more skilled workers to fill j…
Protesters rally against Islamic law in dozens of U.S. cities
HARRISBURG, Pa./SEATTLE (Reuters) – Protesters held rallies across the United States on Saturday to denounce sharia law, the Islamic legal and moral code that organizers say poses a threat to American freedoms, but critics believe anti-Muslim hatred is…
Interior Secretary to make proposal on Bears Ears monument in test for protected land
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is due to make a recommendation to the White House on Saturday on whether to rescind or resize Utah’s Bears Ears monument, setting the tone for the administration’s broader study of which lands …
Germany, California to tackle climate change together
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is teaming up with California to cooperate on tackling climate change following the U.S. government’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement.
Ticket sold in California wins $448 million U.S. Powerball jackpot
(Reuters) – One ticket sold in California matched all the winning numbers drawn on Saturday for the Powerball jackpot that soared to an estimated $448.7 million on a surge of last-minute buying, lottery officials said.
Large truck causes highway havoc during high-speed chase in Texas
(Reuters) – A stolen tractor-trailer truck caused six accidents and closed a major interstate in Arlington, Texas for hours as it weaved in and out of traffic in a high-speed chase on Friday afternoon, police and media said.
