Melania Trump channels Jackie Kennedy but Conway grabs fashion headlines
(Reuters) – New U.S. first lady Melania Trump channeled style icon Jacqueline Kennedy on Friday but the Inauguration Day fashion headlines were stolen by a military-style coat worn by one of her husband’s aides.
Violence flares in Washington during Trump inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Black-clad activists among hundreds of demonstrators protesting Donald Trump’s swearing-in on Friday clashed with police a few blocks from the White House, in an outburst of violence rare for an inauguration.
Suspect in killing of Louisiana police officer shoots self
(Reuters) – The man suspected of killing an off-duty Louisiana police officer was taken to a an area hospital after he shot himself on Friday evening, bringing to a close an hours-long standoff, authorities said.
As Trump enters White House, California renews climate change fight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California released new measures to fight climate change within minutes of Donald Trump being sworn in as U.S. president on Friday, signaling the state’s commitment to be the nation’s environmental steward under an administrat…
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty in U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman appeared in a U.S. court on Friday after his surprise extradition from Mexico and pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran the world’s largest drug-trafficking organization during a decades-l…
As Trump takes over, U.S. ends plan to cut mortgage premiums
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration, hours after taking office on Friday, suspended a plan to cut mortgage insurance premiums on federally insured home loans that the U.S. government had estimated would save eligible homeowners an average o…
‘It’s made in Vietnam!’ At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocks many
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address on Friday was his call to “buy American and hire American.”
Trump backers’ disparate hopes coalesce around promise of change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pomp and circumstance were like any big Washington celebration: a regal backdrop, the patriotic music, the military precision of the ceremony.
FBI employee gets two years in prison for acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former FBI employee in New York was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after admitting that he illegally acted at the direction of a Chinese official to gather sensitive information.
U.S. soldier Bergdahl seeks charge dismissal over Trump comments
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, charged with desertion in Afghanistan, wants the case against him dismissed, saying he cannot get a fair trial now that Donald Trump, who has called him a traitor, is president, according to a…
