Comedian Bill Cosby back on stage for first gig since sex scandals
(Reuters) - U.S. comedian Bill Cosby performed his first stand-up gig since being swept up in sex scandals, joking in Philadelphia on Monday about his blindness and fueling criticism on social media, according to video posted online. The 80-year-old entertainer’s...
Government workers begin shutdown as Senate vote looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of federal workers began shutting down operations on Monday with the U.S. government closed, as a bipartisan group of senators tried to negotiate a deal just hours before the full Senate planned another vote to restore...
Moderate Republican senators urge firmer pledge on immigration from McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three moderate Republican U.S. senators on Monday, emerging from a bipartisan meeting aimed at trying to end the government shutdown, said there could enough support if Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell made a firmer commitment to move...
Trump: Senate should change rules if shutdown stalemate continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if the government shutdown stalemate continued, Republicans should fund the government by changing Senate rules, which currently require a super-majority for appropriations bills to pass. “The Dems...
First day of government shutdown ends in standoff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers were locked in a standoff with Democrats on Saturday over the U.S. government shutdown, with Republicans saying they would not negotiate on immigration until the government is reopened. Funding for...
British singer Ed Sheeran gets engaged to school friend Cherry Seaborn
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran said on Saturday he is engaged to long-time friend Cherry Seaborn, whom he first met at school at the age of 11. “Got myself a fiancé just before new year,” he wrote on an Instagram photo of him and Seaborn. “We...
Government shuts down as Trump feuds with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world’s most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies, highlighting America’s deep political divisions. For the first time since...
Trump’s dealmaker image tarnished by U.S. government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For President Donald Trump, this weekend was supposed to be a celebration. On the first anniversary of his presidency on Saturday, with the stock market roaring and his poll ratings finally rising, he had planned to rest at his Mar-a-Lago estate...
‘Nouvelle cuisine’ pioneer Bocuse dies at 91
PARIS (Reuters) - Paul Bocuse, one of France’s most celebrated chefs, has died at the age of 91, the interior minister said on Saturday. Bocuse was an early exponent of “nouvelle cuisine”, which reinterpreted traditional French cooking using less butter and cream and...
Paul Bocuse: legendary chef of chefs
PARIS (Reuters) - Paul Bocuse, who died on Saturday aged 91, combined a passion for food and women with a nose for self-publicity that brought him fame and fortune far beyond his native France. Decades before the era of the foodie and celebrity TV chef, Bocuse enjoyed...