1 in 3 adults to avoid talking politics over holiday season
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans will sit down next week for what has become a holiday tradition in the United States: tiptoeing through a turkey dinner without mentioning the president.
Twenty injured by fire in Philadelphia-area seniors’ residence
(Reuters) – About 20 people were injured by a fire at a home for seniors in the Philadelphia area late on Thursday, local media reported.
White House plans to seek another $45 billion in U.S. hurricane aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House plans to ask the U.S. Congress on Friday for about $45 billion in additional aid for disaster relief to cover damage from hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida and other disaster damage, a congress…
Philadelphia moves one step closer to return of local control of public schools
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission (SRC) voted Thursday night to begin steps to dissolve itself, paving the way for a return to city control for the nation’s 8th largest school district after 16 years.
Arizona man sentenced to die for murdering girl by locking her in box
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man was sentenced to death on Thursday for murdering a 10-year-old girl, by locking her in a footlocker for taking a Popsicle without permission, a court official said.
Trump says U.S. Senate candidate Moore should leave race if allegations true
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump finds the sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore “troubling” and thinks he should leave the race if they are true, the White House said on Thursday, as party leaders in Alabam…
U.S. towns, cities fear taxpayer revolt if Republicans kill deduction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From Pataskala, Ohio, to Conroe, Texas, local government leaders worry that if Republican tax-overhaul plans moving through the U.S. Congress become law, it will be harder for them to pave streets, put out fires, fight crime and …
U.S. Interior Secretary fails to provide papers in travel probe: inspector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department has failed to provide documentation needed for an internal probe of Secretary Ryan Zinke’s travels, the department’s inspector general said on Thursday.
Chicago schools sell $1 billion bonds with lower market penalty
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The junk-rated Chicago Board of Education completed an up-sized bond sale on Thursday with a pricing that indicated an easing in the municipal market penalty the district has been forced to pay due to its deep financial problems.
U.S. jury hears closing arguments in trial of alleged Benghazi attack organizer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A jury heard closing arguments on Thursday in the federal government’s case against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, who is accused of conspiring to organize the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. …
