Trump dumped from conservative event in Atlanta over ‘inappropriate’ comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was dumped from a prime speaking role to an important gathering of conservative activists on Friday for his criticism of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after a combustible debate perfor…
Transgender California inmate who won reassignment surgery to be paroled
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A transgender California prison inmate will be paroled soon, rendering moot a controversial court order requiring the state to pay for gender reassignment surgery, state prison officials said late Friday.
U.S. jury finds Taliban fighter guilty on terrorism charges
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter was found guilty of terrorism charges on Friday by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia, a court official said.
Missing hiker found dead in Yellowstone park, cause being probed
CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) – A missing hiker was found dead in Yellowstone National Park on Friday, prompting authorities to close the area around a popular trail while they investigate the cause, officials said.
Colorado movie gunman gets life sentence, jurors not unanimous
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado jury sentenced movie rampage gunman James Holmes to life in prison on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the 27-year-old who entered a midnight showing of a Batman movie wearing a gas mask, helmet and body …
Evacuees from California blaze go home as lightning threatens new fires
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people forced to flee California’s fiercest wildfire were allowed to return home on Friday, with firefighters gaining greater control over the blaze even as lightning strikes threatened to spark other fires in the drought-parche…
U.S. Congress inquiry into Planned Parenthood widens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several Planned Parenthood officials and three private bio-medical firms were targeted on Friday by a U.S. congressional panel as lawmakers dig deeper into a controversy swirling around the women’s health organization.
Man serving sentence in killing of Colorado socialite found hanged
(Reuters) – A retired physician serving a 20-year sentence for killing an Aspen, Colorado, socialite has committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell, a coroner said on Friday.
Georgia prison escapee nabbed in Florida after three decades
(Reuters) – An escaped Georgia convict who spent more than three decades on the lam was captured this week and taken into custody in south Florida, where he remained in jail on Friday.
In Philadelphia, pope to use podium where Lincoln gave famed address
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – When Pope Francis addresses a crowd of thousands at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall next month, he will speak from the same lectern that slain U.S. President Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg Address, officials sa…
