Florida middle schooler threw block at Trump motorcade, sheriff says
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida middle school student may face criminal charges after confessing to throwing a wooden block at a vehicle in U.S. President Donald Trump’s motorcade as it drove through West Palm Beach on Friday, the local sheriff’s off…
Back on the campaign trail already, Trump touts promises kept
MELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, after a rocky first month in office, returned to the campaign trail on Saturday to deliver another attack on the media and tout his White House accomplishments in the friendly and familiar atmosphere …
Trump administration to expand groups of immigrants to be deported: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to direct immigration agents to greatly expand the categories of immigrants they target for deportation, according to drafts of two memos seen by Reuters and first reported by McClatchy news organiz…
Biggest storm in five years thrashes Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California cleaned up on Saturday after its biggest storm in years unleashed a wave of rain and snow that killed at least three people and triggered flooding, mudslides, high winds and power outages, officials said.
Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69
(Reuters) – Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as “Jane Roe” in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, died on Saturday at the age of 69, a journalist close to McCorvey said.
Trump says he’ll decide on national security adviser in next few days
MELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will interview four candidates for the position of U.S. national security adviser on Sunday and expects to make a decision in the coming days, he told reporters on Saturday.
New U.S. travel ban to spare green card holders: Trump official
MUNICH (Reuters) – A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travelers already on planes from entering the United States, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly said on Saturday.
Fire hits California refinery; local gasoline prices could rise
(Reuters) – An explosion and fire at an oil refinery in Torrance, California, on Saturday forced the partial shutdown of the plant, leading oil traders to expect a spike this week in West Coast gasoline prices.
‘Blind sheikh’ convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in U.S. prison
(Reuters) – Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Muslim cleric known as “the blind sheikh” who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning a broader “war of urban terrorism” in the United States, died on Saturday in a North Car…
Texas lawmaker wants to end emoji mix-ups with Chilean flag
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A state lawmaker filed a resolution this week urging people to think before they text and stop using an emoji of the Chilean flag, which resembles the Lone Star State flag, as a symbol of Texas pride.
