U.S. Agriculture’s Perdue says farmer aid could be less than first estimated
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $12 billion package to offset farmers losses from the imposition of tariffs American exports could end up shrinking after an agreement to update NAFTA was struck, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday.
Michael intensifies into Category 3 hurricane: NHC
Hurricane Michael is now a Category 3 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday, adding that heavy rainfall is expected along the northeastern Gulf Coast.
Finger pointing begins in search for cause of New York limo crash
Lawyers for the family of a limousine driver who died along with 19 others in an upstate New York accident and the owner of the vehicle are clashing over the cause of the deadliest U.S. transport accident in nearly a decade.
Trump raises ethanol use in gasoline, appeases farmers ahead of elections
U.S. President Donald Trump launched an effort on Tuesday to increase ethanol use in the nation’s gasoline pool, delivering a long-sought political victory to the country’s Farm Belt and angering oil refiners ahead of November’s congressional elections…
‘Monstrous’ Hurricane Michael menaces Florida
“Monstrous” Hurricane Michael bore down on northwestern Florida on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a powerful Category 3 storm before hitting land on Wednesday, triggering dangerous coastal flooding and bringing high winds and torrential ra…
Storm shuts nearly 40 percent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output
Nearly 40 percent of daily crude oil production was lost from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico wells on Tuesday due to platform evacuations and shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Michael.
For Kavanaugh, a collegial start to Supreme Court career
Brett Kavanaugh spent a collegial first day on the bench as a U.S. Supreme Court justice on Tuesday that contrasted sharply with the venom of his confirmation process, taking an active role in arguments alongside his eight new colleagues.
Republican senators say Trump lifting summer ban on higher-ethanol gasoline
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to lift a ban on summer sales of higher-ethanol blend of gasoline, known as E15, Republican senators said.
New Jersey Transit in crisis, needs strategic plan: audit
An audit of New Jersey Transit released on Tuesday found that operations at the state’s passenger rail system were “inefficient” and “unsustainable,” and recommended that the state urgently implement strategic planning, recruit more personnel and inves…
Michael to be major hurricane when it hits Florida: NHC
Hurricane Michael is strengthening and is expected to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall in northwestern Florida on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on the storm on Tuesday.
