U.S. senators demand answers from Army after Reuters report on lead poisoning
(Reuters) - Four U.S. senators on Friday urged the Army to detail the steps it is taking to safeguard children from lead poisoning, citing a Reuters investigation into hazards on military bases. Swab tests at residences in Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S. reveal in red the...
Trump doubles down on security clearances; former officials slam move
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump faced an unprecedented outcry from former intelligence officials on Friday after stripping the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, but Trump defended his move and said he planned another one soon. The...
Aretha Franklin funeral set for August 31 in Detroit
(Reuters) - A funeral for the late recording star Aretha Franklin has been scheduled for Aug. 31 in Detroit, following a two-day public viewing of her casket, and her body will be entombed at a family gravesite, relatives announced on Friday through a publicist. A...
‘She knew she was blessed’ – Smokey Robinson remembers Aretha
(Reuters) - When Motown great Smokey Robinson saw his lifelong friend Aretha Franklin play music for the first time, he said he was struck by the talent of the young girl who would become the “Queen of Soul.” FILE PHOTO: 89th Academy Awards - Oscars Vanity Fair Party...
Jury begins second day of deliberations in Trump ex-aide Manafort’s trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A jury in Virginia began its second day of deliberations on Friday in the bank and tax fraud trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, while the judge expressed optimism that a verdict might come soon. FILE...
Trump cancels military parade, says he will head to Paris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had canceled a planned military parade for November due to high costs and would instead visit Paris to commemorate the end of World War I, a day after the Pentagon postponed the event to at least...
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin, 76, dies at home in Detroit
(Reuters) - Aretha Franklin, the preacher’s daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning “Queen of Soul” with such hit songs as “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” died on Thursday at the age of 76, officials said. Franklin, who won 18 Grammy Awards and had...
Fans gather in New York, Los Angeles to bid Aretha goodbye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fans of Aretha Franklin came together at New York City’s landmark Apollo Theater and on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday to pay their respects to the Queen of Soul, singing along to her hits and sharing memories of her remarkable career....
Jury begins deliberations in trial of ex-Trump aide Manafort
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A jury in Virginia on Thursday began deliberations in the trial of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman who is facing bank and tax fraud charges that could put him behind bars for years. A view of the U.S....
Newspaper editorials across U.S. rebuke Trump for attacks on press
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of U.S. newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people. The Boston Globe and the New York Times...