Friends, family, public flock to funeral of physicist Stephen Hawking
CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Well-wishers filled the streets of Cambridge on Saturday for the funeral of British physicist Stephen Hawking, hailed by another leading scientist as “an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos”. Pallbearers carry the coffin into Great St...
Schwarzenegger says ‘I’m back’ after recovery from heart surgery
Actor and former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent heart surgery to replace a valve that was originally replaced 20 years ago, waking up with the words “I’m back” in a twist on his catchphrase, a spokesman said on Friday. The original replacement pulmonic...
‘It was about us’: Trump seizes on ‘Roseanne’ ratings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday latched onto the huge viewership for the revival of ABC’s hit 1990s working-class comedy “Roseanne” as evidence that his supporters want shows that speak to their concerns. FILE PHOTO: Actress Roseanne...
Judge will not remove himself from Cosby’s sexual assault retrial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - The judge presiding over U.S. comedian Bill Cosby’s trial for sexual assault accusations refused on Thursday to remove himself from the case, rejecting defense attorney concerns over his wife being an advocate for sexual assault victims....
Trump pushes out Shulkin at VA, nominates Jackson as replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday in response to heavy criticism and nominated his personal physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, to replace him in the latest turnover among Trump’s team. White...
Exclusive: Under Trump, prosecutors fight reprieves for people facing deportation
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration has sharply curtailed a once-common practice of granting long-term reprieves to immigrants targeted for deportation, a Reuters analysis of court records shows, adding to an already huge backlog of cases in U.S. immigration...
U.S. judge to hear last arguments before Cosby sex assault retrial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby and prosecutors who accuse him of sexually assaulting a former staffer at his alma mater Temple University are due in a Pennsylvania court on Thursday for rulings on issues including what witnesses may speak at his...
UK’s Prince Philip pulls out of annual service due to hip problem: source
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, pulled out of an annual service attended by the monarch on Thursday because of a hip problem, a royal source said. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Philip, in his role as Captain...
Americans reflect on Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy 50 years on
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - A half century after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, visitors still flock to the Memphis, Tennessee, site where the civil rights leader was assassinated and say that while there has been progress in racial equality, more strides need to...
Justice Department welcomes Orange County’s support in ‘sanctuary state’ lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it welcomed a decision by California’s third largest county to join its court challenge to the state’s new law limiting how much local police and sheriff’s departments support the Trump...