Post-Katrina promise of oil money leaves states shortchanged
In 2006, a year after hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the U.S. government struck a deal to give states in the region a growing share of offshore drilling revenues to finance projects protecting them from future mo…
Few Americans see savings from Trump’s tax reform: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Only one in five U.S. taxpayers expects to pay less income tax this year as a result of the tax reform law passed in 2017 by Republicans who promised big savings for everyday Americans, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.
Hudson Yards redraws New York skyline
Hudson Yards, a $25 billion complex of skyscrapers, shops and attractions reshaping the skyline on Manhattan’s far west side, is throwing a coming-out party on Friday to mark the opening of New York City’s newest neighborhood.
U.S. youth plan Washington rally to protest climate inaction
Hundreds of youngsters are planning to skip school to join a rally in Washington on Friday as part of what organizers are calling an international Youth Climate Strike to seek action on climate change.
‘Bomb cyclone’ pushes east across the U.S., flood risks remain
The powerful late winter storm, dubbed a “bomb cyclone” by meteorologists, left blizzards, floods and tornados in its wake after hitting the U.S. Mountain and Plains states this week, before pushing east into the Midwest and the Great Lakes Region ear…
‘Bomb cyclone’ winter storm moves east after punishing Colorado
A powerful late-winter blizzard dubbed a “bomb cyclone” by meteorologists moved east on Thursday, hurling hurricane-force winds, tornadoes after dumping heavy snow on Colorado and the plains states and killing a state trooper.
TPG Rise founder leaves firm in wake of U.S. college admissions scandal
TPG Capital senior executive Bill McGlashan on Thursday left the private equity firm after he was charged in connection with a U.S. college fraud scheme that has ensnared Hollywood celebrities and corporate elite.
Advantage Lithium replaces CEO in wake of college admissions scandal
Advantage Lithium Corp said on Thursday it has temporarily replaced Chief Executive David Sidoo as he battles U.S. fraud charges connected to a sweeping college admissions scandal.
Celebrities lose work, students sue U.S. colleges in admissions scandal
Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin was dropped by a TV network and her daughter lost a sponsorship deal on Thursday, while students sued prestigious universities in growing fallout from a massive college bribery scandal.
Southern Poverty Law Center fires its co-founder, chief litigator
The Southern Poverty Law Center, the civil rights organization best known for tracking U.S. hate groups, said on Thursday it fired its chief litigator Morris Dees, who co-founded the nonprofit nearly 50 years ago to fight racial injustice.
