Chiquita settles with families of U.S. victims of Colombia’s FARC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Families of six U.S. citizens who were kidnapped and killed by Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have settled with Chiquita Brands International, which they had accused of financially supporting the former rebel group turned political par…
Former Hong Kong official denied bail in U.S. corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday refused to release a former Hong Kong government official on bail while he faces charges that he took part in a scheme to bribe officials in Chad and Uganda in exchange for contracts for a Chinese energy comp…
Connecticut governor proposes budget tweaks to reduce deficit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Monday proposed several adjustments to the state’s biennial budget in an attempt to reduce a projected general fund deficit in fiscal 2020 to $844 million from nearly $2.2 billion.
Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor said his administration will unveil a broad education reform bill on Tuesday aimed at incorporating school vouchers and charter schools into the bankrupt U.S. territory’s education system.
Super Bowl draws 103 million viewers, down 7 percent from 2017
(Reuters) – Sunday’s historic Super Bowl victory by the Philadelphia Eagles averaged 103.4 million viewers on U.S. television network NBC, a 7 percent drop from last year’s football championship game, according to Nielsen ratings data released on Monda…
Canada talks to U.S. about illegal migration, unsure about surge
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A senior Canadian official held talks in Washington on Monday about immigrants illegally entering from the United States and indicated Ottawa was not sure it would see a surge in border crossings this year.
Seattle finds Facebook in violation of city campaign finance law
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Seattle’s election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet.
Congress grapples with immigration, steers to avert funding fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to help young “Dreamer” immigrants struggled to gain footing in the U.S. Congress on Monday, but there were no signs yet that failure to pass such a bill would trigger a rerun of January’s three-day partial government…
Dozens of vehicles crash on snow-covered Iowa highways
(Reuters) – Dozens of vehicles slammed into each other in two separate multi-car crashes on snow-covered Iowa highways on Monday, but there were no initial reports of major injuries or deaths, police said.
Locked track switch blamed in fatal South Carolina Amtrak crash
(Reuters) – A locked track switch was blamed for the collision of an Amtrak passenger train with a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 in South Carolina on Sunday, raising questions about the delayed rollout of a system to pr…
