Alaska taps cherished oil fund to pay state expenses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska will dip into its cherished oil wealth fund to pay for state government operations for the first time since the fund was set up in the 1970s.
U.S. groups sue Trump administration over water protections
(Reuters) – Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday challenging moves they say weaken protections for rivers, wetlands and other waterways.
Bookmaker William Hill ‘inundated’ by U.S. sports teams seeking sponsorship: CEO
(Reuters) – U.S. sports teams are clamoring for sponsorship deals with British bookmaker William Hill PLC as legal sports betting starts to take off in the United States, the chief executive of the company’s American division told Reuters on Wednesday….
Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing sexual assault case against Sylvester Stallone
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday that their sex crimes team was reviewing a case against “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone.
Gusty winds persist, spreading fires in western U.S.
(Reuters) – Prime conditions for wildfires prevailed again on Wednesday in the western United States, where firefighters are battling to gain control over several large blazes that have forced the evacuation of more than 4,400 homes.
UAW elects new leader to face contract talks, federal probe
DETROIT (Reuters) – The union that represents factory workers at the Detroit Three automakers elected regional director Gary Jones as its new president on Wednesday, ahead of tough 2019 contract talks likely to coincide with declining U.S. sales of new…
Oil majors ask U.S. judge to toss New York City climate lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for major oil companies on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by New York City seeking to hold them financially liable for damages caused by global warming.
Exclusive: Half of Americans back Trump’s handling of North Korea – Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that his summit this week with Kim Jong Un will lead to the denuclearization of the Korean …
Exclusive: Half of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea – Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that his summit this week with Kim Jong Un will lead to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula…
Democrats fight for their future in tough statehouse races
TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democrats are making an all-out push to retake control of state legislatures across the United States this fall. But in the states most crucial to the party’s future, they face grim odds, a Reuters analysis of election …
