Elton John delivers message of tolerance at first, last Montreux show
Elton John made his first and last appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday, delivering a slick and energetic performance that ended with a message of tolerance and love.Powered by WPeMatico
Electoral map bias may worsen as U.S. gerrymandering battle shifts to states
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that federal judges have no power to police partisan gerrymandering - the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries for political gain - likely will embolden politicians to pursue more extreme efforts free from the fear of...
U.S. federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wall
(In June 28 story corrects figure from $1 billion to $2.5 billion) Powered by WPeMatico
Elton John blasts Putin for calling liberal values ‘obsolete’
British singer Elton John said on Friday he was deeply upset by Russian President Vladimir Putin's comment that liberal values were "obsolete" and had been rejected by the majority of people in Western nations.Powered by WPeMatico
Trump to Putin: Please don’t meddle in U.S. elections
President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections. Powered by...
Harvey Weinstein hires two new attorneys ahead of sex assault trial
Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood movie mogul, has hired two lawyers from a Chicago-based firm to join the legal team representing him in his September trial on rape and sexual assault charges, his representatives said on Thursday.Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. senator says he’s blocking USDA nominees over biofuel waivers
Senator John Kennedy of oil refining state Louisiana is blocking the confirmation of three senior appointees to the Department of Agriculture until the department butts out of parts of the administration’s biofuels policy, according to a letter he sent this week to...
Actor Kevin Spacey’s alleged sex assault victim sues over ‘lascivious conduct’
The man former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey is charged with sexually assaulting at a bar on the Massachusetts beach island of Nantucket three years ago has sued the Oscar-winning actor.Powered by WPeMatico
Supreme Court faults Trump bid to add census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate explanation for its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, delivering a victory to New York state and others challenging the proposal....
Supreme Court rejects limits to partisan gerrymandering
In a major blow to election reformers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected efforts to rein in the contentious practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power by turning away challenges to political maps in Maryland and...