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…
Super Bowl audience dips from last year, early data shows
(Reuters) – The U.S. television audience for Sunday’s Super Bowl championship game of the National Football League on Comcast Corp’s NBC dropped nearly 3 percent from last year, preliminary data by the Nielsen ratings agency showed on Monday.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor gets up to 125 more years in prison for abuse
CHARLOTTE, Mich. (Reuters) – Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to an additional 40 to 125 years in prison on Monday for molesting young female gymnasts, capping weeks of horrifying testimony from nearly 200 victims about his decad…
Trump: Any immigration plan without border wall ‘waste of time’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any congressional immigration plan that does not provide for his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border ‘is a total waste of time,’ U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday as two top senators planned to unveil a bipar…
Locked switch blamed in fatal Amtrak crash
(Reuters) – A locked switch is being blamed for the collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 others in South Carolina early on Sunday.
Disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor faces additional prison term
(Reuters) – Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, already convicted of molesting young women athletes and sentenced to 175 years in prison, is due to receive a further sentence on Monday for his plea of guilty to related charges.
Philadelphia fans set fire, damage property after Super Bowl win
(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Eagles’ first Super Bowl victory set off rowdy celebrations in Philadelphia as people who poured into the streets set at least one fire and damaged property early on Monday, images on social media showed.
