U.S. states should not copy Nevada sports betting law: MLB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Decades-old rules that govern sports betting in Las Vegas, with no requirement that casinos share data with sports leagues, are outdated and should not be copied around the country, Major League Baseball’s investigations chief said…
Lockheed Martin wins $736 million Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $736 million U.S. defense contract for materials, parts and components to support the F-35 fighter jet program, the Pentagon said on Friday.
U.S. suicide prevention programs say more funding needed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Efforts to fight suicide in the United States are desperate for additional funding, suicide-prevention experts said, following this week’s high profile deaths of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, and new statistics showi…
Exclusive: Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies.
Texas family sues U.S. for $50 million over church massacre
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A couple whose nine relatives were among the 26 people fatally shot in a Texas church massacre in November has sued the U.S. government for $50 million, saying its “institutional failures” played a part in the murders, court fil…
Trump offers to take pardon recommendations from NFL players
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump held out an olive branch in his feud with National Football League players on Friday, asking them for recommendations as he considers pardoning several thousand people who may have been unfairly treate…
Insurer lobby group weighs in on Obamacare individual mandate case
(Reuters) – Removing certain provisions tied to the Affordable Care Act, former U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, could strike out important consumer protections and potentially harm millions of Americans, a trade association that…
Raging fire in Colorado grows 40 percent as more homes evacuated
(Reuters) – Colorado officials ordered another 300 homes in the southwestern part of the state evacuated on Friday as a massive wildfire grew 40 percent larger than it had been the day before after jumping a highway that had previously been a barrier o…
U.S. Democrats blast use of federal prisons to house detained immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers blasted the Trump administration on Friday over its decision to temporarily transfer hundreds of detained immigrants into five federal prisons, calling the practice inhumane and un-American.
Trump says he will not invite NBA champs to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will not host either the Cleveland Cavaliers or Golden State Warriors at the White House, echoing the controversy over the National Basketball Association champ Warriors’ invitation l…
