U.S. appeals court allows Texas to implement voter ID law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday allowed Texas to implement a law requiring photo identification at the ballot box, reversing a lower court decision that blocked the measure on the grounds it could be discriminatory against racial minorities....
From luxury to life behind bars: What Bill Cosby faces in prison
(Reuters) - Bill Cosby, used to the high life as one of America’s biggest stars, will likely see his entourage of aides replaced by an inmate paid pennies to help the legally blind comedian navigate life behind bars after he is sentenced for sexual assault. FILE...
Cosby conviction could mean hefty damages in civil cases: legal experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - On top of the years in prison comedian Bill Cosby faces for sexual assault, his criminal conviction increases the likelihood he will have to pay hefty damages in civil lawsuits brought by women who say he assaulted or defamed them, legal experts...
An impossible dream? Democrats try to connect with Trump voters
OSAGE CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Paul Davis has a simple formula for winning over President Donald Trump’s supporters in his Kansas race for Congress: He talks about kitchen table issues, like prescription drug prices and farm tariffs. And he is in no hurry to announce...
Russia engaged in information war against West: U.S. House report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has aggressively engaged in information warfare against the West for a decade, said a declassified congressional panel report released on Friday on its investigation into Moscow’s suspected interference in the 2016 U.S. election. FILE...
Swedish DJ Avicii ‘could not go on any longer,’ family says
(Reuters) - The family of Swedish DJ Avicii, who was found dead last week in Oman at the age of 28, said on Thursday that he struggled with life and “could not go on any longer.” Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, one of the biggest stars of electronic dance music...
White House doctor steps back from Trump veterans job after controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician Ronny Jackson on Thursday withdrew from consideration to head the Veterans Affairs department after allegations that he had been lax with prescription drugs and drank alcohol on the job. The allegations,...
Lawyers for Trump, Cohen to return to court over seized documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge is expected to consider on Thursday who should get the first look at documents that were seized by FBI agents from U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump's personal...
Cosby jurors ask to hear repeat of star defense witness testimony
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Jurors deliberating the fate of comedian Bill Cosby on Wednesday asked to hear once again the testimony of the star defense witness and Cosby’s interview with the police who investigated the 2004 incident that led to his sexual assault...
Yeezy to Disney: Kanye West shatters year-long Twitter silence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kanye West said on Wednesday that he had fired his manager and suggested he may run for U.S. president in a frenetic Twitter spree in which he promised four new albums and compared himself to Henry Ford and Walt Disney. The rapper and fashion...