U.S. top court backs review of Virginia voting districts in race case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday told a lower court in a voting rights case to reassess whether Virginia’s Republican-led legislature unlawfully tried to dilute the clout of black voters when it drew a series of state legislat…
Arkansas governor backs separate Martin Luther King, Robert E. Lee days
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson endorsed a measure on Wednesday to have the state honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on separate days, rather than together, but said passing…
New Trump travel order expected in coming days, Pence says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to finalize a new order limiting travel to the United States in the coming days, his vice president said on Wednesday, after federal courts blocked the administration’s earlier travel ban.
Storms that killed three in U.S. Midwest roll east with wind, hail
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The remnants of tornadoes and storms that killed at least three people and destroyed homes in the U.S. Midwest rolled across the Southeast on Wednesday, sweeping the region with hail and high winds, the National Weather Service said…
Facebook turns to artificial intelligence to tackle suicides
(Reuters) – Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence and update its tools and services to help prevent suicides among its users.
Lawyers for ex-NFL star Hernandez claims witness was killer
BOSTON (Reuters) – An attorney for ex-New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez claimed on Wednesday that a key witness who prosecutors say will finger the convicted killer as the gunman in a 2012 double murder is blaming his former friend to hide his …
Ex-CIA spy freed in Portugal, avoids extradition over kidnapping
LISBON (Reuters) – A former CIA officer convicted of involvement in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy was released by authorities in Lisbon, Portugal on Wednesday after winning a last-minute reprieve from extradition.
Trump gives nod to Republican tax-credit proposal on Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump backed the use of tax credits to help people purchase health insurance in a speech to Congress on Tuesday, the first time he signaled support for a key component of House Republican proposals to replac…
Tornadoes, storms rip through U.S. Midwest, killing at least two
(Reuters) – Tornadoes and storms packed with baseball-size hail raked the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, killing at least two people, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power, the National Weather Service and media reported.
Uber CEO says he must ‘grow up’ after argument with driver
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