Sportscaster Keith Jackson, voice of college football, dead at 89
(Reuters) – Sportscaster Keith Jackson, who brought a folksy, excitable demeanor and down-home exclamations such as “Whoa, Nellie!” to 40 seasons of play-by-play calling as the authoritative voice of college football for ABC Sports, died at age 89, his…
Suspect held after first court appearance in fatal Kansas ‘swatting’ case
(Reuters) – A California man accused of making a hoax call that led police in Kansas to kill an unarmed man was in a Wichita jail on Saturday after his first court appearance in the “swatting” case, local media reported.
California police hope for ‘miracle’ to find missing in mudslide
MONTECITO, Calif (Reuters) – Californian authorities called for public help in locating seven people still missing after mudslides that killed at least 18, as crews carried on searching for survivors on Saturday.
Las Vegas gunman emailed about bump stocks months before rampage: documents
(Reuters) – Three months before killing 58 people and wounding more than 500 in Las Vegas last October, the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history sent emails discussing buying bump stocks, which can make semiautomatic rifles fire …
Illinois nursing homes sue state over low Medicaid rates
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A handful of Illinois-based nursing homes sued the state’s Department of Healthcare and Family Services on Friday, saying low Medicaid rates are jeopardizing their ability to provide adequate quality of care.
‘Window closing’ for California mudslide searchers as death toll rises to 18
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue crews expanded their search on Friday for five missing people as the death toll rose to 18 from mudslides in Southern California that damaged hundreds of buildings and caked highways with sludge.
Trump in ‘excellent health,’ White House doctor says after exam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House physician pronounced Donald Trump to be in “excellent health” after Trump had his first medical exam as U.S. president on Friday, capping off a week in which his mental fitness for the job has come under intense s…
Kentucky becomes first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work provisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kentucky on Friday became the first U.S. state to require that Medicaid recipients work or get jobs training, after gaining federal approval for the fundamental change to the 50-year-old health insurance program for the poor.
‘Window closing’ as search expands for missing in California mudslide
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue crews expanded their search on Friday for at least five people missing after mudslides in southern California that killed at least 17 people, damaged hundreds of buildings and caked highways with sludge.
Trump denies vulgar remarks about Haiti, African countries; condemnation mounts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing strong condemnation at home and abroad, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied using the word “shithole” to describe Haiti and African countries, but kept up criticism of a Senate immigration plan that he said would …
