HCR ManorCare files for bankruptcy with $7.1 billion in debt
(Reuters) – The second-largest U.S. nursing home operator, HCR ManorCare Inc, filed for Chapter 11 protection late Sunday with $7.1 billion of debt as part of a pre-arranged deal to transfer ownership to its landlord Quality Care Properties Inc .
Microsoft to offer governments local version of Azure cloud service
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Monday said it will soon make it possible for government clients to run its cloud technology on their own servers as part of a concerted effort to make Azure more appealing to local and federal agencies.
Ford to temporarily layoff about 2,000 hourly employees at Michigan
(Reuters) – Ford Motor said it would temporarily layoff about 2,000 hourly employees at its Michigan assembly and stamping plants in Wayne, as the factories undergo retooling to build the Ranger pickup trucks and Bronco sport utility vehicles.
Mexico says drug battle a shared role after Trump criticism
(Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister said on Monday that dealing with drug trafficking was a shared responsibility between the United States and Mexico after criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Online lender Kabbage to restrict weapons lending
BOSTON (Reuters) – Kabbage Inc, a U.S. online lender for small businesses, said it will cut ties with clients that make or sell assault-style rifles or that sell weapons or ammunition to people under 21 years old, one of the strongest steps by any fina…
Oklahoma teachers might follow West Virginia in strike, walk outs
(Reuters) – Public schools in West Virginia remained closed today for the eighth instructional day and teachers in Oklahoma might be the next to walk out statewide, officials said.
Half-a-million still without power after storm in U.S. Northeast
(Reuters) – Some 500,000 customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States on Sunday evening and New England coastal communities faced more flooding two days after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed wires and killed at least nin…
Florida Senate rejects ban on assault weapons, votes to arm teachers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Senate rejected a proposal to ban assault weapons, and voted for a measure to arm some teachers, weeks after 17 people were killed in the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history.
West Virginia teachers strike to go on over elusive pay deal
(Reuters) – West Virginia teachers said their strike would go on at least through Monday, as state lawmakers unraveled the governor’s promise of a raise in a late Saturday night legislative session, union officials said.
Unidentified man shoots, kills self near White House: Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man fatally shot himself in the head along the north fence of the White House on Saturday, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement.
