Numbing cold wave grips U.S., heralding a frigid New Year’s Eve
(Reuters) – The torrent of arctic air that poured into many parts of the United States this week tightened its grip on Friday and brought record cold to some spots, as forecasters warned revelers from Memphis to Maine to expect numbing conditions on Ne…
Barring late legal twist, U.S. military to accept transgender recruits
(Reuters) – Transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the U.S. armed forces starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, unless President Donald Trump’s administration seeks last-minute Supreme Court intervention to try to enforce his blocked…
Boy, three, playing with stove caused deadly N.Y. fire, officials say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 3-year-old boy playing with the burners on a kitchen stove started a fire in a New York City apartment building that killed 12 people, including four children, city officials said on Friday.
Ramen price-fixing class action headed for U.S. trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge in San Francisco has refused to dismiss antitrust class action litigation accusing two big South Korean ramen producers of conspiring to fix prices in the United States, clearing the way for a trial.
Trump demands border wall, visa changes as part of immigration fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not consider reinstating an immigration program that protected young people from deportation without a commitment from Democrats to help build a wall on the border with Mexico a…
Child playing with stove may have started deadly N.Y. fire, mayor says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A child playing with a stove may have caused the fire in a New York City apartment building that killed 12 people, including four children, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday.
Apartment fire in New York City kills 12 including four children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of an apartment fire that killed 12 people including four children in the city’s deadliest blaze in at least a quarter of a century.
Trump targets Amazon in call for postal service to hike prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Amazon on Friday in a call for the country’s postal service to raise prices of shipments in order to recoup costs, picking another fight with the online retail giant he has criticized in the p…
California set for New Year’s buzz with recreational marijuana sales
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California adults not content to ring in the New Year with the traditional fizz of champagne can look forward to celebrating with the buzz of marijuana, purchased for the first time from state-licensed retailers of recreational …
Fire in New York City apartment block kills 12 including four children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of a blaze that ripped through an apartment building in the Bronx and killed 12 people including four children, in the city’s deadliest fire in at least a quarte…
