Judge allows a second accuser to testify at Cosby sex assault trial
(Reuters) – A judge ruled on Friday that a second woman who said comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her would be allowed to testify at his upcoming trial in Pennsylvania on charges he sexually assaulted a former employee of Temple University.
Trump attacks FBI on leakers of Russia reports: ‘FIND NOW’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the FBI on Friday for failing to stop leaks of national security information to the media and directed the agency to find those who pass on classified information.
Federal prosecutors question NYC mayor over fundraising: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio met with federal prosecutors on Friday as part of their lengthy investigation into whether people involved in fundraising for his election campaign broke corruption laws, according to news reports…
One month in, anti-Trump movement shows signs of sustained momentum
BRANCHBURG, N.J./VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Leonard Lance, who has held more than 40 town hall-style meetings with constituents in his central New Jersey district, has never faced a crowd like he did on Wednesday.
Israel bans Human Right Watch worker, accuses group of peddling pro-Palestinian line
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has denied a work permit to a Human Rights Watch researcher, accusing the group of serving as Palestinian propagandists in a move the U.S.-based organisation called an “ominous turn”.
Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime
KANSAS CITY/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A white U.S. Navy veteran has been charged with killing an engineer from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire in a Kansas bar in what federal authorities were investigating on Friday as a possible hate …
Arkansas lawmaker wants to strip Clintons’ name from airport
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) – The largest and busiest airport in Arkansas would no longer be named after the only president and first lady from the state if a bill introduced in the legislature on Thursday succeeds.
Deadly U.S. heroin overdoses quadrupled in five years: study
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a federal agency said on Friday, as the price of the drug dropped and its potency increased.
Groups sue EPA to protect wild salmon from climate change
(Reuters) – U.S. fishing and conservation groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to protect wild salmon threatened by rising water temperatures attributed in part to climate change in two major rivers of the Pacific Northw…
Detroit mayor proposes trust fund to cover future pension payments
(Reuters) – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Thursday proposed setting aside money in a special trust fund to cover higher-than-expected pension payments expected to begin in fiscal 2024.
