Trump to snub White House press dinner for second consecutive year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has feuded with several media personalities and organizations, will not attend the White House Correspondents’ Association annual black-tie dinner for the second straight year, the president of the group said on...
UK’s Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan visit Invictus Games trials
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle made their latest public appearance together on Friday to cheer on competitors hoping to be chosen for the UK team for the Invictus Games later this year. Harry and Markle, who will marry...
Japanese anime film director Isao Takahata dies at 82
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese anime film director and writer Isao Takahata, co-founder of Japan’s Studio Ghibli, has died, the studio said on Friday. He was 82. FILE PHOTO - Isao Takahata, one of two best animated film nominees for the film "The Tale of Princess Kaguya,"...
Trump, stymied on wall, to send troops to U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, unable to get the U.S. Congress or Mexico to fully fund his border wall, will post National Guard troops along the Mexican frontier, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that was likely to escalate tensions with a key...
Central American ‘caravan’ to end in Mexico City, migrants defiant
MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico (Reuters) - Central American migrants stranded on a journey through Mexico because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure on the Mexican government say they will struggle on toward the United States, even as their “caravan” said it would...
Ex-Trump campaign chairman challenges special counsel’s authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will try to convince a federal judge on Wednesday to throw out criminal charges filed against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, arguing Mueller has overstepped his legal...
As elections loom, Democrats vow not to be baited by Trump’s name-calling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before last month’s special congressional election in Pennsylvania, U.S. President Donald Trump, who ridiculed his rivals in the 2016 election as “Liddle Marco,” “Lyin’ Ted,” and “Crooked Hillary,” tried it again, tagging Democratic candidate...
‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter feted with Hollywood star
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With her arms crossed and poised for action, “Wonder Woman” television actress Lynda Carter was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday as her most famous superhero character enjoys a big-screen revival. Carter, 66, was...
Cosby can call witness to undercut sex assault accuser, judge rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Defense lawyers at Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges can call a witness they say will undermine his accuser’s credibility, a Pennsylvania judge said on Tuesday, reversing his ruling that barred the same witness from the first...
Trump threatens aid for Honduras, other nations over ‘caravan’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday U.S. foreign aid to Honduras and other countries was at risk unless they stop a so-called caravan of more than 1,200 Central American migrants headed to the U.S. border with Mexico. U.S. President Donald...