Trump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting over the weekend, including additional bombings.
McDonald’s moving headquarters to Chicago
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp, working to remake itself as a “modern, progressive burger company,” will move its corporate headquarters from an Illinois suburb to the former home of Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios in downtown Chicago by the spring of 2018….
U.S. appeals court voids Ventura award in ‘Sniper’ case
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Monday overturned a $1.85 million award that former Minnesota Governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura won after claiming he was defamed by the late author of the best-selling memoir “American Snip…
U.S. urges United Nations to unite for gay rights
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States appealed on Monday for the United Nations to unite to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, not just express outrage over a massacre in a Florida nightclub on Sunday in which 49 peopl…
Florida nightclub massacre prompts Rubio to reconsider political future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who announced his retirement from the Senate after ending his Republican presidential bid in March, said on Monday he would reconsider his future after being urged to seek re-election in the aftermath of…
Trump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting over the weekend, including additional bombings.
U.S. Justice Dept sues Michigan alleging gender-based discrimination
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Corrections alleging gender-based employment discrimination against female correctional officers.
CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – CIA chief John Brennan said on Sunday he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to be published, absolving Saudi Arabia of any responsibility.
U.S. top court rejects American Samoan birthright citizenship bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower-court ruling preserving American Samoa’s status as the only overseas U.S. territory without birthright U.S. citizenship, rejecting a legal challenge aimed at making people born th…
Abortion providers, opponents brace for U.S. high court decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As she waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a challenge to a restrictive Texas abortion law, Amy Hagstrom-Miller said she hopes she will not have to close up to three of the clinics she operates in the state, but is planni…
