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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Trump to nominate former Justice Dept lawyer to lead FBI

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, in a surprise Twitter message early on Wednesday, said he will nominate former assistant U.S. attorney general Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, whose former chief was fired by Trump less than a month ago.

Delaware House votes to guarantee abortion rights, in stance against Trump

(Reuters) - The Delaware legislature on Tuesday approved a bill that would guarantee abortion access, taking the stance after President Donald Trump pledged to upend the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows the procedure nationally.

Cosby attorneys highlight sex assault accuser's 'confusion'

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Attorneys for Bill Cosby turned their attention to early discrepancies in statements by the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2004, as they sought to discredit prosecutors' star witness.

Amtrak engineer in deadly 2015 crash to appear in Pennsylvania court

(Reuters) - The former Amtrak engineer charged with involuntary manslaughter in a 2015 crash that killed eight passengers and injured 200 others in Philadelphia is due in court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

Suspect in Oregon train stabbings indicted for murder

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - An Oregon grand jury on Tuesday returned a 15-count indictment against an ex-convict accused of harassing two African-American girls, one wearing a Muslim head scarf, then stabbing three men who intervened, killing two of them, aboard a Portland commuter train.

Despite Trump vow to end catch and release, he is still freeing thousands of migrants

McAllen, Texas (Reuters) - Standing on the bluffs of Roma, Texas on a May afternoon two border patrol agents look out over the meandering Rio Grande River that separates Mexico from the United States and recall a time when the scene was far less tranquil.

Three killed, two wounded in Utah shooting

(Reuters) - A man shot to death a woman and a boy south of Salt Lake City on Tuesday and the shooter died in the domestic-related incident, which also left two other people wounded, local officials said on social media and media reported.

U.S. soccer greats cheer Nebraska girl barred after mistaken as boy

(Reuters) - Pixie haircuts may be the new rage on the girl's soccer field now that superstar Mia Hamm cheered an 8-year-girl whose Nebraska team was booted from a tournament after officials insisted she was a boy.

Genetics authority to continue as director of U.S. health institute

(Reuters) - Genetics pioneer Francis Collins will continue as director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

Pennsylvania man found guilty of child sexual assault of six sisters

(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man was convicted of multiple counts of child sex abuse on Tuesday for sexually assaulting six sisters from a family he befriended and financially supported when they left their Amish faith, officials said.