Wildfire forces thousands to flee homes north of Los Angeles
(Reuters) – A rapidly growing wildfire in the foothills north of Los Angeles threatened thousands of homes on Tuesday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate after causing at least one death and power outages throughout the area, officials said.
Arctic sea ice melt to exacerbate California droughts: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Melting Arctic sea ice could render sun-soaked California vulnerable to a recurrence of the severe drought suffered in recent years as it is likely to cause high pressure systems that push away rain-bearing storms, a study releas…
Deutsche Bank receives subpoena from Mueller on Trump accounts: source
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked Deutsche Bank to share data on accounts held by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, a person close to the matter said on Tuesday.
Growing wildfire threatens hundreds of homes north of Los Angeles
(Reuters) – A rapidly growing wildfire in the foothills north of Los Angeles threatened hundreds of homes on Tuesday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate after causing at least one death and power outages throughout the area, officials said.
Supreme Court weighs baker’s refusal to make cake for gay couple
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear arguments in a major case on whether certain businesses can refuse service to gay couples if they oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds in a dispute involving a conservativ…
Honduras arrests Kentucky lawyer sought in $550-million disability fraud scheme
(Reuters) – Authorities in Honduras on Monday arrested a Kentucky attorney who had pleaded guilty to charges over his role in a more than $550 million disability fraud scheme, months after he fled U.S. law enforcement, Honduran officials said.
Trump outlines big cuts to Utah monuments, environmentalists sue
WASHINGTON/SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday shrank two wilderness national monuments in Utah by at least half in the biggest rollback of public land protection in U.S. history, drawing praise from pro-development lawmakers an…
Basketball player Trump helped to leave China after shoplifting arrest leaves UCLA
(Reuters) – A UCLA basketball player who was arrested for shoplifting in China and whose father later engaged in a public dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the university and prepare for the NBA draft next year, the player’s father to…
Shoplifter whose father clashed with Trump is leaving UCLA
(Reuters) – A UCLA basketball player who was arrested for shoplifting in China and whose father later engaged in a public dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the university and prepare for the NBA draft next year, the player’s father to…
Gold trader says he paid bribes to get out of Turkish jail after 2013 arrest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader testifying at the trial of a Turkish bank executive in a New York federal court said Monday that he paid bribes to secure his release from jail in Turkey following his arrest in 2013.
