Trump inauguration draws nearly 31 million U.S. television viewers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nearly 31 million viewers watched live U.S. television coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, far fewer than tuned in to Barack Obama’s first swearing-in, but otherwise the biggest such audience since Ronald Reag…
In challenge to Trump, women protesters swarm streets across U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of women, many with husbands, boyfriends and children in tow, filled the streets of several major U.S. cities on Saturday in an unprecedented wave of mass protests against President Donald Trump the day afte…
Pre-dawn tornado kills four in Mississippi, causes widespread damage
(Reuters) – A powerful tornado struck southern Mississippi before dawn on Saturday, killing four people and causing widespread property damage, state and local officials said as they warned residents to brace for a second round of severe storms.
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush’s health improves
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush is recovering well from pneumonia but will remain in the intensive care unit at the Texas hospital where he has spent the last week, a spokesman said in a statement.
North Dakota tribe formally calls on pipeline protesters to disperse
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – A Sioux tribal council on Saturday formally asked hundreds of protesters to clear out of three camps near its North Dakota reservation used to stage months of sometimes violent protests against the proposed Dakota Access P…
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…
