Billy Bush on Trump tape: didn’t have “strength” to change topic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former NBC “Today” show host Billy Bush wishes he had changed the subject during a taped conversation with Donald Trump, in which the Apprentice star bragged about grabbing women by the genitals, Bush said in an interview with the …
Supreme Court rejects challenge to state retroactive tax changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by several major corporations to a Michigan law that retroactively changed the way businesses are taxed in the state, leading to $1 billion extra for government coffer…
U.S. gender confirmation surgery up 19 percent in 2016, doctors say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gender confirmation surgeries rose 19 percent in 2016 from the previous year, a survey of plastic surgeons said, an increase some doctors attribute to expanded Medicare coverage and greater social acceptance of transgender people.
Stabbing death of black U.S. Army officer probed as possible hate crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police have charged a white University of Maryland student with the on-campus stabbing death of a newly commissioned black U.S. Army lieutenant, and the FBI is investigating the case as a possible hate crime, authorities said on …
Warriors’ Pachulia receiving threats after Leonard injury
(Reuters) – Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has received online threats directed at him and his family following a controversial injury to San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard, according to a local media report.
Pentagon assesses readiness for transgender hires: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense is assessing its ability to recruit transgender people as soon as 1 July, according to a memo signed by a top Pentagon official and seen by Reuters.
Notre Dame graduates walk out on Pence as he touts free speech
(Reuters) – Dozens of students walked out of Notre Dame University’s commencement exercise on Sunday to protest a speech by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who warned graduates of the prestigious Catholic school against suppressing free speech.
Polarizing Milwaukee sheriff denies CNN report that he plagiarized
(Editor’s Note: Strong language in first, fourth and tenth paragraphs)
New York governor urges Trump to provide emergency funds for Penn Station
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to treat disruptions in train service at Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station as an emergency and provide federal aid to fix what he termed deplorable conditions at …
Westinghouse says locking out union members at New Hampshire plant
(This May 21 story corrects contract expiration to April 29 from almost a year ago)
