(Reuters) – California cleared the way on Monday for college athletes to profit from brand sponsorships and endorsement deals, as Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation making it the first U.S. state to give them that potentially lucrative opportunity. FILE PHOTO: California’s Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco, California, U.S.
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(Reuters) – Midwinter-like weather clobbered the northern Rockies Sunday and into Monday, making early Autumn feel like deep winter, while as much as 4 feet (121 cm) of snow fell in places and hard-hit Montana declared a state of emergency to clear blocked roads. “You have to go back to the 1930s before you find
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress is determined to get access to Donald Trump’s calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, citing concerns the Republican president may have jeopardized national security. U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during a news
DALLAS (Reuters) – A former Dallas police officer testifying in her own defense on a murder charge wept in the courtroom on Friday, and said she asks God daily for forgiveness since she killed her unarmed neighbor in his own apartment after she entered by accident. Amber Guyger, who is charged in the killing of
NEW YORK (Reuters) – You can lead a horse to water but can you make 95 of them board a ferry from Lower Manhattan to an island in the middle of the New York Harbor? Riders warm up their horses in the practice ring at the Longines Global Champions Tour New York with the Statue
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a news conference on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting that he was not concerned
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration process for certifying new airplanes is not broken but needs to be improved, the chair of an international panel of air-safety regulators, tasked to review Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 Max, said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A photo of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump grew increasingly exasperated on Thursday as he sat in his cabin aboard Air Force One and watched television coverage of Democrats on a congressional committee accuse him of criminal behavior. U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a photo opportunity with sheriffs from across the country
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Air Force One to return to Washington from Kennedy Airport in New York, New York, U.S. September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York prosecutors have agreed to put on hold their bid to enforce their subpoena seeking U.S. President Donald Trump’s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House released a memo on Wednesday summarizing President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in July that prompted Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to start an impeachment inquiry. Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer holds up a copy of the telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, in coordination with the U.S. attorney general and Trump’s personal lawyer, according to a summary of a momentous telephone call released by the Trump administration on Wednesday. The official account of the half-hour July call laid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plunge into a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a move that could dramatically change the 2020 presidential race. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had for months resisted calls inside her party for Trump’s impeachment, announced her decision after meeting with members
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will launch an inquiry to investigate whether to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for seeking foreign help to smear a political rival, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, made the comment to reporters after meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The growing flap over whether President Donald Trump used his office to seek re-election help from his Ukrainian counterpart poses political risks, and some opportunities, for Democratic White House front-runner Joe Biden. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden waits to speak at the Polk County Democrats’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine’s president. Trump’s statement to reporters about his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came as the Democratic leader of a key congressional panel said the pursuit of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If an investigation shows that U.S. President Donald Trump pressured his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, then impeachment would be the only option, U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) listens to a question from