Ferry service helps Alcatraz escape from government shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The lights are on at Alacatraz Island, the famous federal prison turned tourist destination in San Francisco Bay, even though the U.S. government has shut down. Private business is stepping up.
Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania to go on trial on corruption charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The mayor of Pennsylvania’s third largest city, Allentown, is scheduled to appear at the start of his federal corruption trial on Monday, accused of soliciting campaign contributions in exchange for public contracts.
FDA’s tobacco stance faces test with Philip Morris iQOS device
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a decision expected to test the Trump administration’s approach to tobacco regulation, U.S. health advisers will vote this week on whether to allow Philip Morris International Inc to sell its novel iQOS tobacco device and cla…
U.S. government workers awake to shutdown, Senate vote looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will wake up on Monday with the U.S. government still shut down and the Senate expected to try again to restore federal funding, if only temporarily, and work on resolving a dispute over i…
U.S. government to remain closed on Monday as Senate still short of deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government shutdown will enter its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach a deal late on Sunday on Democrats’ demand for legislation protecting “Dreamers,” young people brought to the country illegally a…
Senators race to end U.S. government shutdown before work week begins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic senators raced on Sunday to try to break an impasse and hammer out a deal that would end a two-day-old U.S. government shutdown before the start of the work week.
Senate leaders meet in bid to end government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate held talks on Sunday seeking to break an impasse that has kept the U.S. government shut down for two days, but it was unclear if a deal could be struck to reopen federal agenci…
Major highway reopened as California mudslides toll climbs to 21
(Reuters) – California’s iconic Highway 101 in Santa Barbara reopened on Sunday nearly two weeks after it was covered with 12 feet (3.7 meters) of debris from mudslides, and a day after the discovery of a missing woman’s body pushed the death toll to 2…
Moderate senators cite progress in talks to end government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Moderate Republican and Democratic senators held talks on Sunday to break a political impasse that has kept the U.S. government shut down for two days, but it was unclear if a deal could be struck to reopen federal agencies by th…
In Women’s March finale, Las Vegas rally kicks off voter drive
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters gathered for the Women’s March “Power to the Polls” rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, kicking off a national drive to register a million new voters as well as put more female candidates in office and stymie Pre…
