Racist, anti-gay student flyers challenge Wyoming district
The leaflets distributed by students at a junior high school told pre-teens to “Join the KKK” and that “It’s not…
New Mexico state senator arrested on suspicion of DWI
Police say New Mexico state Sen. Richard Martinez has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and is facing charges…
Lawsuit targets alleged Puerto Rico power company corruption
A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico‘s finances filed a lawsuit on Sunday to recover what it called massive fraudulent…
7 hurt when gunfire erupts at Louisiana nightclub
Police continued Sunday to investigate a shooting at a Baton Rouge nightclub that left seven people injured, even as officials…
Mexico ‘anti-monuments’ recall dark moments, demand justice
On the sidewalk outside the Mexican Social Security Institute, like alphabet blocks stacked in a playroom, there’s a large metal…
Democrats demand action on Republican who threatened police
Just one day after Republicans ended a walkout that shut down the Legislature for over a week, the Senate was…
Gay rights, antiwar activist Justin Raimondo dies at 67
Justin Raimondo, a longtime gay rights advocate and antiwar activist, has died. He was 67. Raimondo, who lived in the…
Turkish police disperse banned LGBT march with tear gas
Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people Sunday before police dispersed the crowd at a…
Hong Kong protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Protesters in Hong Kong pushed barriers and dumpsters into the streets early Monday morning in an apparent bid to block…
Russia, Saudi deal shows commitment to oil market stability: Novak
FILE PHOTO: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia June…
Motel 6 hotel chain to settle lawsuit over sharing guest lists with ICE
(Reuters) – Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain…
China warns of long road ahead for deal with U.S. after ice-breaking talks
BEIJING/OSAKA (Reuters) – China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to…
Mothers’ education can matter for diabetic kids
Family background can matter for the health of diabetic children, according to researchers in Denmark who found young patients’ blood…
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, top deputy ordered to stand trial in 2020
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her former second-in-command at the Silicon Valley blood-testing startup were ordered…
U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion
FILE PHOTO – A imaging table inside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, Missouri’s sole abortion…
43-year-old El Salvador migrant dies in US border custody
A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later…
Man with shotgun killed by officers in Denton County, Texas
The Texas Rangers have been asked to investigate after a man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Denton County…
Oregon Republican senators end walkout over carbon bill
Republican lawmakers returned to the Oregon Senate on Saturday, ending an acrimonious nine-day walkout over a carbon emissions bill that…
France fries: Record heat hits tourists, schools, hospitals
Thousands of schools were closed, outdoor events canceled and volunteers were visiting the elderly at home as France and other…
Man killed by rangers on Big Sur trail had shot at hikers
Authorities say a man shot to death by state park police on a remote trail in Big Sur over the…
French health watchdog recommends ending reimbursement for homeopathic drugs
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s health watchdog on Friday recommended that social security stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic drugs, citing insufficient…
U.S. rights groups, doctors sue to stop Georgia ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
(Reuters) – A group of civil rights organizations, doctors and clinics sued Georgia’s government on Friday to overturn a law…
De Blasio shouts Cuba’s Communist slogan at rally in Miami
New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution at…
Diocese in Little Rock settles sexual abuse claims for $790K
Lawyers for five men who claim an Arkansas priest sexually abused them more than four decades ago said Thursday that…
Mayor calls out worker accused of spitting on Eric Trump
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has condemned a cocktail lounge employee who Eric Trump says spit on him. Lightfoot said…
Beth Chapman, co-star of bounty hunter reality TV, dies
Beth Chapman, who co-starred with her husband on the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show and later spoke out…
UPS will not join FedEx lawsuit against U.S. government
(Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it would not join a lawsuit FedEx Corp filed against the…
Factbox: Alphabet unveils Toronto smart city master plan details
(Reuters) – Alphabet on Monday released details of a proposed smart city development for Toronto, outlining plans in a 1,500…
Alphabet commits to data privacy in Toronto smart city master plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – A high-tech smart city project proposed along Toronto’s waterfront by Alphabet Inc unit Sidewalk Labs has pledged…
FedEx confirms Huawei mail ban as new ‘mistake’ reignites Chinese ire
(Reuters) – FedEx Corp has apologized for another Huawei delivery “mistake,” reigniting Chinese ire and drawing the fire of state…
Sentencing looms in Charlottesville attack; man seeks mercy
The self-avowed white supremacist who plowed his car into counterdemonstrators opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia two years ago,…
Iran says its airspace is fully safe and secure: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said on Saturday the country’s airspace was safe for airlines to fly through,…
Missouri orders lone abortion clinic to close; judge keeps it open for now
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the license of the state’s only abortion clinic,…
Ex-airport worker admits to taking bribes during UN meeting
A former supervisor at Kennedy Airport admitted Friday that she took bribes to allow Qatar and other countries to park…
Family’s lawyer faults 2020 presidential candidate on police oversight
A lawyer for the family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer in the Indiana city…
Judge in Sandy Hook conspiracy lawsuits reports threats
A Connecticut judge overseeing lawsuits by families of Sandy Hook shooting victims against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says she has…
Amazon gets U.S. patent to use delivery drones for surveillance service
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal…
FDA approves drug for loss of sexual desire in women
(Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug to restore sexual desire in…
Germany’s Merkel appears unsteady, shaking at ceremony
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was visibly shaking Tuesday as she greeted the new Ukrainian leader in the…
Hiker rescued from Mt. Washington may have to foot the bill
An 80-year-old hiker who was rescued trying to reach the summit of Mount Washington could end up footing the bill…
Activists allege racism in treatment of St. Louis prosecutor
Some black activists in St. Louis say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim…
Man caught at JFK smuggling 34 finches in hair curlers
Federal authorities say a 39-year-old Connecticut man has been caught trying to smuggle nearly three dozen live finches through John…
U.S. firms say China tariffs will raise costs, see few sourcing alternatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few…
Senator Rubio targets Huawei over patents
FILE PHOTO: Senator Marco Rubio questions witnesses before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about “worldwide threats” on Capitol Hill in…
U.S. records 22 new measles cases, bringing year’s total to 1,044
(Reuters) – The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to…
When elders leave hospital, falls are big reason they return
(Reuters Health) – Preventing falls among elderly patients who’ve just left the hospital is an important part of keeping them…
Exclusive: Boeing seeking to reduce scope, duration of some physical tests for new aircraft – sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co engineers are reducing the scope and duration of certain costly physical tests used to certify…
Canada set to approve hotly-debated pipeline expansion, Trudeau unlikely to benefit
OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canada looks set to approve a hotly-debated plan to expand an oil pipeline this week, people…
CEO: Boeing made mistake in handling warning-system problem
The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its…
Boeing crisis, trade tensions cast pall over air show
PARIS (Reuters) – Safety concerns, trade wars and growing security tensions in the Gulf are dampening spirits at the world’s…
Mexico vows to help Central American migrants amid crackdown
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his country must help Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence. López Obrador said…
OJ Simpson on Twitter: ‘I got a little gettin’ even to do’
O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he’s got a…
US border center scrutinized after teen found with preemie
A U.S. Border Patrol facility in Texas came under new scrutiny Saturday after a teenage mother was found there with…
Protesters strip, get painted in Times Square
Several dozen people stripped naked and got their bodies painted in New York’s Times Square as part of what was…
Trump presses Lockheed to keep open a Pennsylvania plant slated for closure
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson in front of a Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth…
VW’s Tennessee workers vote against union representation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – Workers at Volkswagen AG’s assembly plant in the state of Tennessee narrowly voted against union representation,…
India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. goods from Sunday
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. products including almonds, apples and walnuts from…
Target says registers back online, blames outage on technology issue
(Reuters) – Target Corp on Saturday said its payment registers were back online after a systems outage stopped customers in…