U.S. Democratic campaigns target healthcare as Republican weak spot: Reuters poll
Democratic candidates for the U.S. Congress are closing out the campaign season with an ominous warning: telling voters millions of Americans could lose their health insurance or be forced to pay significantly more if Republicans win.
FBI focuses on Florida in hunt for sender of package bombs
Federal authorities investigating the pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump are focusing on Florida, where they believe at least some of 10 packages originated.
U.S. Pacific islands brace for long recovery after ‘catastrophic’ typhoon
Authorities in the Northern Mariana Islands called for urgent supplies and equipment on Friday and were preparing for weeks without power after being hit by their most powerful typhoon in half a century, killing one woman and causing widespread destruc…
U.S. Coast Guard searches through night for downed plane
The U.S. Coast Guard searched through the night for a civilian aircraft that went down in the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina on Thursday en route to the Bahamas, the agency said.
Trump may send U.S. troops to Mexico border, but migrants undeterred
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration may send up to 1,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said on Thursday, as Trump hammered away at the issue of illegal immigration two weeks ahead of congressional elections.
Trump weighing plan to ban entry of migrants at southern border: Washington Post
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a plan to ban entry of migrants at the United States’ southern border with Mexico and deny them asylum, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Search is on for small aircraft that went down off South Carolina
The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for a small civilian aircraft that went down in the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina on Thursday en route to the Bahamas.
Judge orders Durst of ‘The Jinx’ to stand trial in murder case
Robert Durst, the subject of an HBO documentary, “The Jinx,” must stand trial in the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, a judge ruled on Thursday at a hearing interrupted at times by outbursts from Durst.
FBI searches Florida mail center in hunt for sender of package bombs
Federal agents searched a U.S. mail facility near Miami on Thursday night racing to find who sent 10 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump as leads pointed to Florida as the possible origin of the packages.
Coast Guard searches for downed civilian aircraft off South Carolina
The U.S. Coast said on Thursday it was searching for a small civilian aircraft that went down in the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina.
