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US moves to end job protections for hundreds of health department workers

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The Trump administration moved on Friday to strip hundreds of senior U.S. Department of Health and Human Services employees of civil service job protections, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. HHS ...
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US Supreme Court rebuffs Virginia Democrats in bid for new voting map

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives from President ...
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In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Thousands of people are rallying Saturday in the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement to mobilize a new voting rights era as conservative states dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation. "The bottom ...
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SpaceX shareholders approve 5-for-1 stock split, Bloomberg News reports

May 15 (Reuters) - A majority of SpaceX shareholders have approved a 5-for-1 stock split recommended by the company's board, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shareholders of IPO-bound SpaceX were informed via ...
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Sen. Cassidy battles Trump-backed challenger in Louisiana Republican primary

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is fighting for his political life in Louisiana's Republican primary on Saturday as he faces a challenge backed by President Donald Trump, the latest attempt by the president to purge the ...
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A Latino grocery store in Delaware turns its produce aisle into a music stage

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) - A neat stack of 79-cent bananas and rows of colorful fruit flanked the bilingual alternative pop band Luna Luna as they performed for a small audience at a Latino grocery store in northern Delaware. The ...
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These women are training to represent the US in an Olympic sport they’d never heard of

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rylee White had never even heard of the fast-paced sport of handball until her roommate mentioned a TikTok video about tryouts in Los Angeles for the U.S. Olympic women's team - no experience necessary. White, a ...
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American doctor who initially tested positive says further testing shows ‘no evidence that I’ve had hantavirus’

(NEW YORK) -- The American doctor who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship and initially tested positive for hantavirus has since tested negative and says "there's no evidence that I've had hantavirus."A doctor from the biocontainment unit in ...
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‘Chud the Builder’ held on $1.25M bond after shooting outside courthouse

(CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.) -- Rage-baiting livestreamer Dalton Eatherly, known online as "Chud the Builder," is being held on $1.25 million bond after being charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse.Eatherly, 28, and another man ...
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Man admits to shooting bald eagle, could face prison time

(NEW YORK) -- A Texas man could serve jail time after pleading guilty to shooting a bald eagle at his home in 2024, which is a violation of federal law.Santos Guerrero, 42, has pleaded guilty to shooting and causing ...
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YouTube, Snap settle school district’s social media addiction claims

By Diana Novak Jones and Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet's YouTube and Snap have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to cover the costs school districts incur ...
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court's order, issued without ...
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