Another U.S. appeals court refuses to revive Trump travel ban
By Dan Levine and Lawrence Hurley | SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON President Donald Trump suffered another legal setback on Monday as a second federal appeals court refused to revive his travel ban on people entering the United States from six...
Attorneys general to sue over foreign payments to Trump hotels: source
By Dan Levine The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia plan to file a lawsuit on Monday alleging that foreign payments to President Donald Trump's businesses violated the U.S. Constitution, according to a source familiar with the situation.Trump...
Puerto Ricans skeptical of change after vote for statehood
By Tracy Rucinski | SAN JUAN SAN JUAN Puerto Ricans are skeptical that the struggling U.S. territory's political status will change any time soon, even after a vote on Sunday asking the U.S. Congress to make the island the 51st state of the union.Although Puerto Rico...
Cosby set to begin defense at sexual assault trial
By Joseph Ax | NORRISTOWN, Pa. Will Bill Cosby take the witness stand?The answer to that question could come as soon as Monday morning, when the comedian's lawyers begin presenting his defense at his sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania.Cosby told a radio interviewer...
Attorney general to face questions on Comey firing, Russia
By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face questions about the firing of FBI Director James Comey and undeclared meetings with Russian officials at a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, though it was unclear whether...
Two U.S. Attorneys General to sue over foreign payments to Trump hotels
By Dan Levine The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia plan to file a lawsuit on Monday alleging that foreign payments to President Donald Trump's businesses violate the U.S. constitution, according to a source familiar with the situation.Trump...
Katy Perry bids to end bad blood with Taylor Swift, gets no response
FILE PHOTO: Singer Katy Perry performs during the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California, U.S., on March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Powered by...
Sessions says he will discuss Comey with Senate panel
By Idrees Ali | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter on Saturday that he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to address matters former FBI Director James Comey brought up this week in testimony to the...
Bernie Sanders urges progressives to seek more electoral wins
By Chris Kenning | CHICAGO CHICAGO Buoyed by the British Labour Party election gains this week, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday urged a summit of progressive activists who propelled his presidential candidacy to ramp up efforts to win elections and help remake...
Adam West, TV’s campy Batman in 1960s series, dies at age 88
By Will Dunham Adam West, who earned a place in American pop culture history with his campy portrayal of the title character in the classic 1960s TV series "Batman," has died at age 88, his family said on Saturday.West, who was so closely identified with Batman for...