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…
U.S. Supreme Court allows revamp of Pennsylvania electoral map
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a lower court ruling requiring Republican-drawn congressional districts in Pennsylvania to be reworked immediately, boosting Democratic hopes of winning control this year of the U.S. House o…
Two senators unveil bipartisan immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators unveiled a bipartisan compromise on immigration on Monday that would protect young “Dreamer” immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children and would also boost security on the Mexican bo…
Two U.S. senators unveil bipartisan immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators unveiled a bipartisan compromise on immigration on Monday that would protect young “Dreamer” immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children and would also boost security on the Mexican bo…
