Special Report: Unfettered construction raises U.S. hurricane costs
PATTON VILLAGE, Texas (Reuters) – When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house.
Trump’s push to cut federal jobs has modest impact, mostly in defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the “bloated federal bureaucracy” so far has made a small dent in the federal workforce, and that largely because of a decline in civilian defense jobs.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies at age 65: local media
(Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died early on Tuesday, local media reported.
U.S. safety board to review final report on 2015 El Faro sinking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety officials were due to meet on Tuesday to discuss their final report on the 2015 sinking of the El Faro freighter, which killed all 33 crew members in the worst cargo shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel i…
Five years after Sandy Hook, U.S. gun-control advocates switch strategy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five years after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, advocates who are disappointed with the failure of efforts to limit access to firearms are changing their strategy.
U.S. transit agencies cautious on electric buses despite bold forecasts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Communities across the United States are looking to replace their dirty diesel buses, ushering in what some analysts predict will be a boom in electric fleets.
Doubts about U.S. State redesign deepen with erroneous comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a town hall with staff on Tuesday amid skepticism about his planned agency reorganization that has been aggravated by his recent inaccurate comments about the State Department, a dozen …
Firefighters hold back massive Southern California wildfire
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters, taking advantage of a lull in the winds, on Monday held in check a massive Southern California wildfire that has torched hundreds of buildings and charred an area larger than New York City.
U.S. soldier who deserted to North Korea in 1965 dies aged 77
TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier who deserted to North Korea more than half a century ago, but who was eventually allowed to leave the secretive state, has died in Japan aged 77.
Houston man arrested for trying to aid Islamic State: U.S. government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Houston man was charged on Monday with trying to support the radical group Islamic State and distributing information about how to make bombs, the U.S. Justice Department said.
