Iowa judge to temporarily block ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law
(Reuters) – An Iowa judge on Friday will temporarily block a state law that would impose the strictest abortion limits in the United States, nearly two weeks after advocacy groups sued to block the law from going into effect in July, according to offic…
Florida catastrophe reinsurance rates rise only slightly: JLT Re
LONDON (Reuters) – Reinsurance rates to cover property catastrophe damage in hurricane hotspot Florida rose only slightly at June 1 renewals, despite record losses in 2017, broker JLT Re said on Friday.
Four more die in E.Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
(Reuters) – Four more people died from an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, bringing the total toll to five.
Theranos investors cannot pursue class action: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ruled that investors who claimed that Theranos Inc defrauded them into investing indirectly in the company by touting revolutionary blood-testing technology that never existed cannot pursue their claims as a class action.
Houston still rebuilding from 2017 floods as new hurricane season arrives
HOUSTON (Reuters) – In an empty lot where Vincent Shields’ Houston home once stood, he points out properties whose owners were driven out after Hurricane Harvey inundated the region last summer.
Leading oncology group wary of Trump drug price proposals
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A leading U.S. group of cancer doctors is wary of new Trump administration proposals for lowering drug prices, particularly if new negotiation tools are introduced that will mean the U.S. government no longer routinely pays for all …
Trump pardons Dinesh D’Souza, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart and commuting a former Illinois governor’s prison sentence, prompting critics to accuse h…
California regulator approves $738 million for EV charging stations
(Reuters) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday said it would invest $738 million in transportation electrification projects across the state, as a part of its 2030 goal for clean air and greenhouse gas reduction.
Texas boy spells ‘koinonia’ correctly, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. (Reuters) – Karthik Nemmani of McKinney, Texas, won the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after beating the same speller who defeated him at his countywide bee in February.
Mandatory evacuation ordered as Hawaii eruption hits four-week mark
HONOLULU (Reuters) – The Hawaii community hardest hit by the Kilauea Volcano was ordered sealed off under a strict new mandatory evacuation on Thursday as the eruption marked its fourth week with no end in sight.
