California wildfire crews gain edge as last evacuation orders lifted
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews battling to subdue the remnants of a sprawling Southern California wildfire gained more ground on Thursday after a resurgence of winds proved weaker than expected, allowing officials to lift all remaining evacuation orders…
Some U.S. automakers go slow on automatic emergency braking systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. automakers installed automatic emergency braking technology that experts said could prevent thousands of deaths and injuries in just 19 percent of new vehicles sold in the 2017 model year, regulators and safety advocates sai…
Chicago police say Facebook ‘secret groups’ traffic in guns and drugs
(Reuters) – Police in Chicago said on Thursday they have arrested 50 people suspected of using “secret groups” on Facebook to deal in guns and drugs, and have teamed up with the world’s largest social media network to crack down on criminal trafficking…
Obamacare enrollment down only slightly after late surge in demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Slightly fewer Americans have enrolled for insurance through the federal Obamacare marketplace compared to a year ago, the government said on Thursday, but the number was higher than expected in light of steps taken by President Do…
Opioid crisis trims U.S. life expectancy, boosts hepatitis C: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The opioid crisis is rippling through the U.S. healthcare system, causing a spike in rates of hepatitis C related to increased opioid injections and reducing overall life expectancy among Americans, which has fallen for the second y…
Wisconsin girl in ‘Slenderman’ stabbing sentenced to 25 years in psychiatric care
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl who along with a friend stabbed a classmate 19 times to placate the fictitious bogeyman “Slenderman” was committed on Thursday to state psychiatric care for 25 years.
Chicago police say Facebook ‘secret groups’ used to sell guns, drugs
(Reuters) – Chicago Police arrested 50 people for using “secret groups” on Facebook to sell guns and drugs, the police said on Thursday, and they criticized the world’s biggest social media network as being unhelpful during the 10-month investigation.
In tied U.S. elections, chance, not voters, often decides final outcome
(Reuters) – After months of campaigning, Melissa Trenary’s election last month to the city council in Colorado’s historic mining town of Cripple Creek came down to the luck of the draw – literally.
Exclusive: State Department tells refugee agencies to downsize U.S. operations
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in 2018 as President Donald Trump cuts the number of refugees allowed into the United State…
U.S. official says 8.8 million people signed up for 2018 Obamacare health plans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About 8.8 million people signed up for 2018 Obamacare health insurance plans on the federally run HealthCare.gov, a top U.S. health official said on Thursday, about a 4 percent decline from sign-ups for 2017.
