‘Mississippi Burning’ KKK leader Edgar Ray Killen dies in prison
(Reuters) – Edgar Ray Killen, the preacher and Ku Klux Klan leader convicted and imprisoned more than 40 years after he plotted the 1964 slayings of three civil rights activists in the “Mississippi Burning” case, has died, correction officials said on …
Jeff Bezos contributes $33 million to Dreamers scholarship program
(Reuters) – Scholarship program TheDream.US said on Friday it had received a $33 million donation from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos to fund 1,000 college scholarships.
Rescuers at California mudslide expand search for missing
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue crews in southern California said on Friday they were looking for five people missing and feared dead or trapped by deadly mudslides that have already killed at least 17 others.
U.S. ambassador to Panama resigns, says cannot serve Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, saying he no longer felt able to serve President Donald Trump.
U.S. upholds New York denial of Constitution natgas pipe
(Reuters) – U.S. energy regulators rejected Williams Cos Inc’s request to overturn New York’s denial of a water permit for the company’s proposed Constitution natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York, according to a filing on Thursday.
Trump slams Senate immigration deal, denies offensive language
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California mudslide rescuers expand search area for missing
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescuers in southern California on Friday looking for as many as 43 people feared dead or trapped by this week’s deadly mudslides have expanded the area they are searching and told residents that they might need to stay aw…
U.S. Representative McSally of Arizona to seek Senate seat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Martha McSally of Arizona said on Friday she would run for the Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Flake, joining a contentious primary contest.
Trump slams Senate ‘Dreamer’ deal, seeks to walk back ‘tough’ words
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Fires and mudslides have some rethinking the California dream
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) – A few who live amid the usually serene beauty and year-round warmth of Santa Barbara County say nature’s recent onslaughts of wildfires and mudslides have dampened their California dreams.
