Driller at center of Oklahoma well blast has history of deadly accidents
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Patterson-UTI Energy, the contractor at the center of the deadliest U.S. drilling accident since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in 2010, has the second worst worker fatality rate among its peers, according to federal workplace …
Flu still widespread in U.S., worst season since 2014/2015: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Flu continues to be widespread across the United States and the season is on track to be one of the most severe since 2014/2015, when 34 million people were sickened by the virus and 710,000 were hospitalized, U.S. health officials …
New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains
(Reuters) – The colorful beaded necklaces that are a signature of New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras celebration have left the city known as “The Big Easy” with a big mess.
U.S. opens sexual abuse investigations in sports amid gymnastics scandal
(Reuters) – U.S. officials opened broad investigations on Friday into sexual abuse in sports, while pressure mounted on the USA Gymnastics board of directors to resign en masse two days after the former national team doctor who molested female athlete…
Honduran lawyer gets 14 months in U.S. money laundering case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Honduran lawyer who once worked for a company owned by a powerful political family in the Central American country was sentenced in Manhattan to 14 months in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to laundering drug money.
Planned Parenthood leader Richards steps down
(Reuters) – The president of Planned Parenthood, longtime activist Cecile Richards, will step down this year after leading the women’s health organization for more than a decade, the group said on Friday.
House panel to investigate sexual abuse in sports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said Friday it will investigate sexual abuse in organized sports after the sentencing of a USA Gymnastics team doctor for sexually abusing female athletes.
N.Y., Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people.
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut form coalition against tax bill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said on Friday they are forming a multi-state coalition against a new federal tax bill and will file legal action challenging the constitutionality of the legislation signed in …
New York, Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people.
