Biden says would have liked to be the U.S. president who ended cancer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Democratic U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday in one of his first major speeches since leaving office this year that he would have liked to have been the U.S. president who ended cancer as we know it.
Seattle synagogue spray-painted with graffiti denying Holocaust
(Reuters) – Vandals scrawled graffiti claiming the Holocaust was “fake history” on an exterior wall of a Seattle synagogue, leading the rabbi to urge President Donald Trump to more forcefully denounce a wave of anti-Semitic incidents in recent months.
U.S. Northeast primes plows with blizzard bearing down
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Weather forecasters on Sunday put the U.S. East Coast from New York City to Boston on a blizzard watch, warning of the potential for 12 to 18 inches of snow and wind blasts in some areas from Monday night into Wednesday.
Sleepy Colorado town comes alive during ‘Frozen Dead Guy Days’
NEDERLAND, Colo. (Reuters) – Every March the cryogenically frozen corpse of a Norwegian man breathes fresh life into sleepy Nederland, Colorado, where throngs of fun-lovers fill the streets for “Frozen Dead Guy Days,” a festival in honor of the town’s most famous resident.
Hate daylight saving time? You may have a point, researchers say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For most Americans, daylight saving time means only one thing: losing an hour’s sleep. So what is the point?
Defiant U.S. prosecutor fired by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. prosecutor said the Trump administration fired him on Saturday after he refused to step down, adding a discordant note to what is normally a routine changing of top attorneys when a new president takes office.
Puerto Rico governor ups revenue forecast in revised fiscal plan
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor said on Saturday he has delivered a revised fiscal turnaround plan to the U.S. territory’s financial oversight board that includes $262 million in additional revenue and changes to healthcare funding.
Texas lawmakers illegally drew three voting districts on racial lines, court rules
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Texas lawmakers drew up three U.S. congressional districts to undermine the influence of Hispanic voters, a divided panel of three federal judges ruled, in the latest development in a years-long battle over gerrymandering.
Man faces 10-year sentence after scaling White House fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An intruder carrying a backpack was arrested after scaling a fence around the White House and entering the grounds, the U.S. Secret Service said on Saturday, in the latest breach of security at the president’s official residence….
U.S. civil liberties group ACLU seeks to tap anti-Trump energy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union is launching what it bills as the first grassroots mobilization effort in its nearly 100-year history, as it seeks to harness a surge of energy among left-leaning activists since the November elec…
