Giant panda gives birth at Washington’s National Zoo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Zoo’s giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub on Saturday, the zoo said.
At Koch group summit, a restrained enthusiasm for Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – While thousands streamed into a football stadium Friday evening in Mobile, Alabama to see Donald Trump, a much smaller crowd of committed conservatives unwound at a bar and mused over the good, the bad and the unknown of the …
Biden meets liberal leader Warren while mulling White House run
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met on Saturday with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a popular progressive leader with a big support base among Democrats, as he mulls whether to run for president, according to a source familiar wit…
Storm Kilo to strengthen in Pacific, Danny to weaken in Atlantic
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Weather system Kilo weakened into a depression by early Saturday but is expected to become a hurricane as it travels across the central Pacific towards the Hawaiian islands over the next several days, the National Weathe…
Three shot to death, one wounded at home in Roswell, New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – Two men and one woman were shot to death at a home in Roswell, New Mexico, early on Saturday, and another woman was wounded in the attack, police said.
Jury awards former basketball star Michael Jordan $8.9 million in brand case: reports
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A jury awarded retired basketball player Michael Jordan $8.9 million in his lawsuit against a grocery store chain that used his name in a one-page magazine advertisement without his permission, the Chicago Tribune and other local me…
Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, kills himself
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gunman shot and killed a security guard at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday before killing himself, and investigators are seeking a motive, police said.
Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers, affirming a July ruling that said some minors who crossed the border illegally were being detained in violati…
Public plazas in New York’s Times Square bring business, chaos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Times Square is notorious for its fast talkers, street walkers and con-men mingling among artists scrounging tips from tourists who gawk at themselves on jumbo video screens or take selfies with accommodating cops o…
Trump holds large rally in Alabama, touts tough immigration stance
(Reuters) – Donald Trump told a rally at an Alabama football stadium on Friday that he would crack down on illegal immigration if elected president, a familiar theme for the real estate mogul as he seeks the Republican nomination.
