Body found off Florida coast thought to be missing Canadian filmmaker
(Reuters) – A Florida dive team found a submerged body thought to be Rob Stewart, a Canadian filmmaker and environmental activist who went missing after a deepwater dive off the southern Florida coast, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman.
U.S. military releases, withdraws old Islamist video from Yemen raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In an awkward reversal, the U.S. military promptly withdrew an old video by Islamist militants it had released on Friday as evidence that a fatal raid in Yemen by American special forces this week was a counter terrorism success….
Trump aide cites ‘massacre’ that never occurred to defend immigrant ban
(Reuters) – A Trump administration aide corrected herself on Friday after being widely criticized for referencing a 2011 “Bowling Green massacre” in Kentucky that never occurred to defend President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on immigrants from seven …
‘El Chapo’ lawyers complain about strict New York jail conditions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman complained on Friday that he was being subjected to excessive conditions of confinement in a federal jail and that his wife was not being allowed to visit him.
Transgender court hearing set amid fight over Trump nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday scheduled oral arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights for March 28, when the U.S. Senate is set to be in the midst of a political fight over President Donald Trump’s nominee to a vacan…
Eleven arrested during protest against conservative comedian at NYU
(Reuters) – Eleven people have been arrested outside New York University during a heated protest against a conservative comedian who gave a speech at the school, police said on Friday.
Admitted triple murderer erupts in court as sentenced to death
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing three people in a 2001 rampage erupted in a Boston courtroom on Friday morning, swearing at the federal judge who sentenced him to death in a state where executions are rare.
House repeals Obama rule on methane emissions on federal lands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday repealed a rule put forth in the final days of the Obama administration that limited emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas drilling on federal lands, in the la…
Most Americans would allow their kids to play football: Reuters poll
(Reuters) – Despite the rising concern about concussions in football, most Americans say they would allow their children to play the game, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.
College in Bosnia offers scholarships to people banned by Trump
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnia-based international school said on Friday it would offer scholarships to refugees and students from seven nations affected by the immigration ban issued last week by U.S President’s Donald Trump.
