Mitt Romney successfully treated for prostate cancer: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Mitt Romney, strongly considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah, underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer last year, a source close to Romney said on Monday.
Supreme Court sides with death row inmate over racist juror claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a black Georgia inmate to challenge his 1991 death sentence for killing his sister-in-law after he argued the case was tainted by a racist white juror who questioned whether blac…
Centene says over 1.4 million sign up for Obamacare plans
(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Centene Corp said on Monday more than 1.4 million people had paid for its insurance plans via the federal Obamacare marketplace as of Jan. 7.
Judge ends case over armed standoff in Nevada land dispute
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the criminal case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men on charges stemming from an armed 2014 standoff with federal law enforcement officers over a cattle grazing rights dispute….
U.S. moves toward expelling 200,000 Salvadorans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants allowed to live and work in the United States since 2001 will lose their right to remain in the country in 2019, officials said on Monday, marking the Trump administration’s latest move to tight…
Weather disasters cost U.S. record $306 billion in 2017: NOAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Weather and climate-related disasters cost the United States a record $306 billion in 2017, the third-warmest year on record, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday.
U.S. ends protected status for 200,000 Salvadorans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Around 200,000 Salvadorans allowed to live in the United States since 2001 after earthquakes in El Salvador must leave the country in 2019, U.S. officials said on Monday, marking the Trump administration’s latest move to tighten …
Judge ends case over armed standoff in Nevada grazing dispute
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the criminal case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men on charges stemming from an armed 2014 standoff with federal law enforcement officers over a cattle grazing rights dispute….
College fraternity banned from Pennsylvania for hazing death
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania court on Monday banned a national college fraternity from operating in the state for 10 years because of the death of a student during an alcohol-fueled hazing incident in 2013.
U.S. to end Salvadorans’ immigration protections in 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will stop giving immigrants from El Salvador special protections on Sept. 9, 2019, the Homeland Security Department said on Monday, saying the 18-month delay in terminating the status would allow for an orderly …
