Trump says he will not sign moderate ‘Dreamer’ immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not sign the more moderate of two bills under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives that are meant to address the threat of deportation hanging over the United States’ “…
Florida roller coaster derails, dropping two riders to ground
(Reuters) – Two roller coaster riders fell 34 feet (10 m) to the ground when their car derailed on the Daytona Beach, Florida, boardwalk on Thursday, the fire department said.
Crews battling U.S. wildfires face hot, dry conditions before rain comes
DENVER (Reuters) – Firefighters battling several unrelenting wildfires in the U.S. Southwest will face windy and dry weather on Friday before possibly getting a reprieve over the weekend, when widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast.
Harvard records show discrimination against Asian-Americans: group
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University killed an internal investigation in 2013 that found evidence the Ivy League school’s admissions system is biased against Asian-American applicants, a nonprofit group suing the university alleged in a court filing o…
Cut off by Hawaii lava, pot growers refuse to let go dream
HALEKAMAHINA HILL, Hawaii (Reuters) – Dale Altman and his grandson Josh Doran live on a 5-acre (2-hectare) plot atop a hill on Hawaii’s Big Island by the erupting Kilauea volcano, where they grow medical marijuana.
Soaring costs, loss of benefits top Americans’ healthcare worries: Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) – For over a year now, Americans have listed healthcare as the most important problem facing the country, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.
Food aid curbs sought by Republicans would hit rural poor
WEBSTER COUNTY, W.Va. (Reuters) – Bruce Green’s family of six scratches out a living in this remote, politically conservative corner of the Appalachian Mountains thanks in part to about $600 a month in U.S. food aid.
Crews battling U.S. wildfires face hot, dry conditions before wet weather
DENVER (Reuters) – Firefighters battling several unrelenting wildfires in the U.S. southwest will face windy and dry conditions on Friday before possibly getting a reprieve over the weekend when widespread showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast….
Trump’s former lawyer seeks restraining order against Avenatti
(Reuters) – Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, asked a federal court in California on Thursday to issue a restraining order against the lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, a court document showed.
Two fall to ground when roller-coaster car derails in Florida, fire department says
(Reuters) – Two roller-coaster riders fell 34 feet (10 m) to the ground when their car derailed on the Daytona Beach, Florida, boardwalk on Thursday, the fire department said.
