U.S. suicide rates see sharp increase from 1999 to 2016: CDC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suicide rates rose in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 to 2016, with the rate spiking by more than 30 percent in half of the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday.
More evacuations ordered as Colorado wildfire spreads
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in southwestern Colorado on Thursday as hot, dry and windy conditions stoked a wildfire that was 90 percent uncontained, federal and local officials said.
Florida shooting survivors sue police over response tactics
ORLANDO, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than two dozen survivors of a deadly 2016 Florida nightclub shooting sued the city of Orlando and 30 police officers on Thursday, claiming law enforcement failed to protect their rights during an hours-long hosta…
Pennsylvania trucker distracted by football game charged in motorcyclist death: police
MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania trucker who struck and killed a motorcyclist while the truck driver allegedly watched a football game on his cellphone was charged with homicide by vehicle, police said.
Sports betting bill expected to pass New Jersey legislature
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s legislature is expected to pass a bill on Thursday to regulate and tax sports betting at casinos and racetracks, which would make it one of the first states to legalize the activity following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last mo…
Lobbyist sued by Trump fundraiser ends work for Qatar
(Reuters) – A Washington lobbying firm sued by a top fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump based on allegations it was involved in helping Qatar hack into the fundraiser’s emails said on Thursday that it has ended its advocacy for the Gulf state.
U.S. household net worth $100 trillion in first-quarter 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. households added $1 trillion to their wealth in the first three months of this year, boosted by rising stock prices and home values, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop as labor market picks up steam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further tightening in labor market conditions.
TransCanada contains West Virginia natgas pipeline blast, no injuries
(Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said it has isolated the section of Columbia Gas Transmission pipe that exploded early Thursday in Moundsville, West Virginia.
Fatal Tesla Autopilot crash driver had hands off wheel: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The driver of a Tesla Inc Model X car using Autopilot did not have his hands on the steering wheel in the six seconds before a fatal crash in California in March, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
