White House faces court deadline to reveal U.S. census citizenship plan
The White House faces a Friday afternoon court deadline to reveal whether it intends to follow through on U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to press ahead with his fight to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census. Powered by WPeMatico
Actor Kevin Spacey’s alleged sex assault victim drops lawsuit
The man that former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey is accused by prosecutors of sexually assaulting in Massachusetts three years ago has dropped a civil lawsuit he filed against the Oscar-winning actor only last week.Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. Senator Warren proposes executive action on women of color pay gap
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Friday proposed a plan to help women of color get better wages and a path to the leadership positions they have been denied. Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky detained for up to two more weeks in Sweden
A Swedish court on Friday ordered that U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky be held in custody for up to two more weeks while prosecutors investigate his part in a brawl in Stockholm.Powered by WPeMatico
Trump says immigrants ‘unhappy’ with detention centers should stay home
President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the U.S.- Mexico border, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday that immigrants unhappy with conditions at detention centers should be told "not to...
Michael Jackson fans sue alleged abuse victims in French court
Michael Jackson fan groups sought damages on Thursday from two of the late pop legend's alleged abuse victims for "sullying his image" in the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland".Powered by WPeMatico
An ever-expanding job for border agents: sensitive decisions on migrants’ fates
In a U.S. border patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, labels on holding cells indicate whether migrants have been selected - "yes" or "no" - for a new Trump administration program that sends asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court hearings in Mexico. Powered by...
‘Laugh-In’ star Arte Johnson dies at age 90
Arte Johnson, a lurking presence on U.S. television's "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" as a lecherous geriatric and a comic German soldier who found things on the show "verrry interesting" - but not necessarily funny - died on Wednesday at the age of 90, his family...
Trump is ‘very fond’ of Palestinian President Abbas, willing to engage on peace plan: Kushner
White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Wednesday the United States is willing to engage with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas but hinted a new peace plan might call on Palestinian refugees to settle where they are and not return to lands now in Israel. Powered...
Tanks in Washington ahead of Trump’s Fourth of July pageant
Battle tanks were seen on a train in Washington on Tuesday ahead of a July Fourth celebration highlighting U.S. military might that Democrats say President Donald Trump may turn into a re-election campaign rally. Powered by WPeMatico