Cosby’s lawyers try to block 19 accusers from next assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby’s defense team urged a Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday to bar 19 women accusing him of sexual assault from testifying at his upcoming retrial on charges he abused a former friend. Actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives for...
France’s Macron mingles with fashion royalty in bid to woo designers
PARIS (Reuters) - Nowhere is fashion a bigger business than in France - and President Emmanuel Macron intends to keep it that way. French President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint news conference with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard after a meeting at the Elysee...
As Congress moves to drop tariffs, some U.S. firms cry foul
NAPLES, Fla. (Reuters) - Michael Korchmar was hiring. His family-owned travel-goods company was planning to make a new product, an insulated food bag, and he had put out help-wanted notices for up to 30 workers to run the sewing machines in his small factory on...
Trump’s tariffs set to dominate final day of NAFTA talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico meet on Monday to wrap up the latest round of NAFTA talks under the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. NAFTA banner is pictured...
Bill Cosby will fight bid to call more accusers at sexual abuse retrial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby is due to appear in a Pennsylvania court on Monday for a hearing about whether to allow testimony at his retrial on sexual misconduct charges from 19 other women who have made similar accusations against him. Cosby’s...
Trump speaks with world leaders, no tariff exemptions: Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken to world leaders about his planned tariff hikes on steel and aluminum and is not considering any exemptions to the measure, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump listens...
‘Trade wars are good,’ Trump says, defying global concern over tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win, after his plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminum imports triggered threats of retaliation from trading partners and a slide in stock...
Putin tells U.S. to send evidence of vote meddling
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Washington to send him hard evidence that his citizens meddled in U.S. elections, mocking accusations to date as“yelling and hollering in the United States Congress”. FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Trump defiant after global criticism of steel, aluminium tariffs
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win, after his plan to put tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium triggered global criticism and a slide in world stock markets. The...
Democrat Schumer to Trump on guns: Follow your instincts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged President Donald Trump on Friday to follow his gut on gun restrictions he has recently backed, after the powerful U.S. gun lobby said the Republican president and vice president do not want gun...