Danny weakens to a tropical storm, heads for Leeward Islands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Danny weakened to a tropical storm on Saturday as it headed for the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Anti-abortion protesters rally at Planned Parenthood sites
(Reuters) – Thousands of anti-abortion protesters on Saturday demonstrated at Planned Parenthood sites around the United States where they called for the federal government to end funding for the health organization.
Smoke blankets parts of Washington state as firefighters guard town from flames
(Reuters) – Firefighters battling a group of fierce wildfires in central Washington state labored on Saturday to expand containment lines outside a lakeside resort town, as large blazes scorched dry land in other parts of the U.S. West.
Man who housed actress O’Donnell’s missing daughter arrested, charged
(Reuters) – The man who was housing actress Rosie O’Donnell’s missing 17-year-old daughter when she was found last week has been arrested, the Ocean County prosecutor’s office in New Jersey said on Saturday.
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…
