FEMA cites significant concerns with Puerto Rico energy deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Emergency Management Administration on Friday said it did not approve a multi-million dollar contract between Puerto Rico’s power utility and a small Montana firm to repair storm damage, and has “significant concerns”…
Tiger Woods expected to plead guilty to reckless driving in Florida
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – Golfer Tiger Woods is scheduled to plead guilty on Friday to reckless driving and enter a program for first-time offenders to avoid a conviction for driving under the influence, a prosecutor in Florida said.
New York lets neighborhood return to nature to guard against storms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Every now and then, Frank and Mary Lettieri come back to visit what used to be their tightly packed Staten Island neighborhood before Superstorm Sandy prompted New York state to let it go back to nature.
Trump declares opioids a U.S. public health emergency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday, stopping short of a national emergency declaration he promised months ago that would have freed up more federal money.
Sex and drugs: U.S. study links marijuana use to more intercourse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Where there is smoke, there tends to be fire, say medical researchers who found frequent marijuana users have about 20 percent more sex than those who abstain.
Authorities arrest suspect wanted for killing two men at Grambling State
(Reuters) – A suspect was arrested on Thursday for the shooting death of two men at Grambling State University in Louisiana, the local sheriff said.
Insured losses from deadly California wildfires could hit $3 billion
(Reuters) – Insured property losses from wildfires that raged through Northern California wine country this month, killing at least 42 people and destroying thousands of businesses and homes, could total $2 billion to $3 billion, a risk-modeling firm s…
Oil spill closes part of Chicago River, south of the city
(Reuters) – Part of the Chicago River, south of the third largest city in the United States, was closed on Thursday due to an oil spill, the source of which is unknown, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Trump releases some JFK files, blocks others under pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the unveiling of 2,800 documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but yielded to pressure from the FBI and CIA to block the release of other records to…
U.S. veterans to Trump: Save bank customers’ rights to sue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The largest U.S. veterans service organization on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to veto recent legislation allowing financial companies to block customers from banding together to sue, saying it would hurt members of the …
