Democrats fight for their future in tough statehouse races
TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrats are making an all-out push to retake control of state legislatures across the United States this fall. But in the states most crucial to the party’s future, they face grim odds, a Reuters analysis of election data has found....
Robbie Williams selling his soul for World Cup gig – Kremlin critic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A long-time Kremlin critic lambasted Robbie Williams for deciding to sing at the World Cup opening ceremony in Moscow on Thursday, while a campaign group offered to brief the British pop star on Russia’s human rights record. FILE PHOTO: Soccer...
Trump calls De Niro ‘very low IQ individual’ for Tony Awards outburst
(This story has profanity in paragraph six and seven.) 72nd Annual Tony Awards - Show - New York, U.S., 10/06/2018 - Actor Robert De Niro speaks before introducing Bruce Springsteen's performance. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Tuesday...
McConnell: U.S. must restore ‘maximum pressure’ if North Korea does not stick to Trump deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he supported the goals set out in President Donald Trump’s joint statement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but said Washington must be prepared to respond if Pyongyang does not...
Historic Trump-Kim summit ends with promise, light on substance
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged at a historic summit on Tuesday to move toward complete denuclearization, while the United States promised its old foe security guarantees. The start of negotiations aimed...
Feline friends: Ed Sheeran waxwork unveiled at cat cafe
LONDON (Reuters) - Ed Sheeran has played to packed stadiums around the world - now he, or rather a wax figure of him, can add a cat cafe to the list of locations. FILE PHOTO: Ed Sheeran performs on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury...
Supreme Court upholds Ohio voter registration purge policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived Ohio’s contentious policy of purging infrequent voters from its registration rolls, dealing a setback to voting rights proponents who said the practice has disenfranchised thousands of registered voters....
North Korea’s Kim enjoys Singapore sites on eve of historic summit with Trump
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who rarely ventures outside his isolated country, visited tourist sites on Singapore’s waterfront on Monday, hours before a historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump said earlier the Tuesday summit...
Exclusive: Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies. ...
Celebrity chef, TV host Bourdain dies of suicide at 61
(Reuters) - U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television series, killed himself in a French hotel room, officials said on Friday, in the second high-profile suicide of a U.S. celebrity this week. He was 61....