Trump tours flooded Louisiana, in spite of governor’s ‘photo op’ admonishment
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate toured the flood-damaged city of Baton Rouge on Friday, despite the Democratic Louisiana governor’s urging not to make political stops in areas affect…
Starr leaves Baylor University faculty post after sex assault scandal
(Reuters) – Kenneth Starr said on Friday he is leaving his law professor post at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, months after being removed as president at the large Christian university for not taking sufficient action against sexual assaults.
Under Armour drops sponsorship of wife of hunter who speared bear
TORONTO (Reuters) – Under Armour Inc, the athletic clothing company, has ended its sponsorship of the wife and hunting companion of a U.S. hunter who sparked outrage over a video showing him killing a bear with a spear in the woods of Alberta in wester…
U.S. Justice Dept says pre-trial bail practices violate civil rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed an amicus brief in a federal circuit court on Friday that said mandating inmates pay bail to be released before a trial violates civil rights guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment.
U.S. State Department issues travel alert over Ethiopia protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Ethiopia on Friday over anti-government protests, some of which have involved violence.
Two U.S. swimmers land in Miami after Olympic Committee apology
MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Two U.S. swimmers accused of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games landed in Miami from Brazil early on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
Former Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs, Gen. John Vessey Jr., dies: NYT
(Reuters) – The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during former president Ronald Reagan’s administration, General John W. Vessey Jr., died on Thursday night, the New York Times reported. He was 94.
Clinton told FBI Colin Powell suggested she use private email: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that former Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested she use a personal email account, the New York Times reported late on Thursday.
California mayor pleads not guilty in strip poker scandal
(Reuters) – The mayor of Stockton, California, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges stemming from a strip poker game he is accused of playing while furnishing beer to minors at a summer camp he hosts for underprivileged children.
U.S. judge permanently blocks Florida law to end abortion funding
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions.
