HSBC announces end to suspended sentence for Mexican cartel case
LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC on Monday said its deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice has expired, marking an end to the threat of further punishment for lapses in its anti-money laundering controls.
Monsanto offers cash to U.S. farmers who use controversial chemical
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Monsanto Co will give cash back to U.S. farmers who buy a weed killer that has been linked to widespread crop damage, offering an incentive to apply its product even as regulators in several U.S. states weigh restrictions on its use…
California wildfire rages toward scenic coastal communities
((Corrects paragraph 10 of Dec. 10 story to Molly-Ann Leikin from Emmy Leiken. The error first occurred in Update 4))
Roy Moore campaign casts Alabama race as referendum on Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The campaign of Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for U.S. senator in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct, appealed on Sunday to President Donald Trump’s supporters, saying a vote for Moore would be a vote for Tru…
New evacuations ordered as winds reinvigorate California wildfire
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s largest wildfire pushed toward prosperous coastal cities on Sunday, prompting a new wave of evacuations as firefighters struggled to curb its destructive power with the gusty winds that have fueled fires for nea…
New evacuations ordered as California wildfires rage on
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – The largest California wildfire advanced on coastal towns near Santa Barbara on Sunday, stoked by the gusty winds and dry conditions that have fueled destructive blazes across the state’s southern region.
Crews battling California wildfires gird for return of high winds
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – Santa Ana winds that have stoked wildfires across Southern California, destroying hundreds of buildings and forcing evacuations of some 200,000 people, are expected to return in force on Sunday, authorities said.
California firefighters make gains ahead of strong winds
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters across Southern California made progress on Saturday battling a slew of scattered wildfires that have killed at least one person, destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced more than 200,000 people from their ho…
Trump blasts San Francisco murder acquittal, ‘Dreamer’ effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday juxtaposed a high-profile murder case involving an illegal immigrant from Mexico with efforts in Congress to protect undocumented immigrants brought into the United States when they were ch…
Trump attends civil rights museum opening; black leaders stay away
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump flew to Mississippi on Saturday to attend the opening of a civil rights museum, but his visit was marred by the absence of top African-American leaders who stayed away in protest of his policies an…
