Top Trump donors to meet amid growing concerns about campaign, fundraising chaos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s national finance team is holding its first official meeting on Thursday amid growing concerns about the Republican presidential candidate’s lack of a campaign infrastructure, his attacks on a Mexican-American judge, …
Wind-tossed beach umbrella kills Virginia woman -police
(Reuters) – A wind-driven beach umbrella struck and killed a 55-year-old woman in Virginia Beach, Virginia, local police said.
Efforts to cut U.S. airport security delays not sustainable: American Airlines CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airlines’ efforts to help the U.S. government manage long airport security lines are not sustainable, the chief executive of American Airlines Group Inc said in an interview.
White House supports House Puerto Rico debt legislation: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said it supports legislation, aimed at helping Puerto Rico dig out of its $70 billion debt crisis, that is set for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez signs new lawyers for double-murder trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who was found guilty last year of killing an acquaintance, has hired new lawyers, including the man who successfully defended a Florida woman accused of murdering her daughter, to rep…
Warren to keep up assault on White House hopeful Trump over judge comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will keep up her assault on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday in a strongly worded speech labeling Trump a racist and accusing the Republican Party of fostering hi…
Judge issues final order upholding Alabama same-sex marriage
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Alabama has issued a permanent injunction barring state officials from denying same-sex couples the right to marry in that state, according to court documents made public on Wednesday.
Georgia man shot by police who may have gone to wrong home: state agency
(Reuters) – An armed man was shot during a stand-off in the Atlanta area with police who may have responded to the wrong address after reports of shots fired, a state investigation agency said on Wednesday.
Arizona wildfire burns near site of 2013 blaze that killed 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A major brush fire burned on Wednesday in central Arizona forcing roughly 250 residents to evacuate a small town near the site where 19 firefighters died in another blaze roughly three years ago, authorities said.
New York mayor strives to stay the course as probe queries persist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corruption charges against a union leader and a financier stemming from state and federal investigations that include an examination of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign fundraising practices are casting a cloud over his office and could possibly complicate his re-election bid.
