Crews battling California wildfire make headway in third day of fair weather
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews battling a devastating California wildfire that now ranks as the state’s second-largest on record capitalized on a third straight day of favorable weather conditions on Tuesday as they made greater progress corralling the …
NY City Comptroller proposes pension funds to cut fossil fuel portfolio
(Reuters) – New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said on Tuesday his office would propose to the trustees of the NYC pension funds to explore stopping additional investments in fossil fuels and increasing investments in clean energy.
Trump aides hope win on taxes will stem slide in poll numbers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Near the end of President Donald Trump’s rocky first year in office, White House aides view imminent victory on a tax overhaul as a starting point to strengthen his weak approval ratings ahead of key congressional elections next …
U.S. investigators seek answers from train crew in Washington derailment
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – U.S. safety inspectors probing the deadly wreck of a passenger train that careened off a bridge onto a highway in Washington state are eager to question the engineer and a conductor-in-training who were in the cab of the locom…
U.S. investigators seek to interview train crew in Washington derailment
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – Safety investigators hope the engineer of an Amtrak passenger train that careened off a bridge onto a highway in Washington state can help explain why his locomotive was going more than twice the speed limit when the deadly de…
Former Mexican drug cartel leader extradited to U.S.: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An alleged former leader of a Mexican drug cartel has been extradited to the United States to face drug conspiracy charges, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement on Tuesday.
Tax bill could undermine Puerto Rico’s recovery, governor says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello on Tuesday urged the U.S. Congress to address issues in the Republican tax bill that he said would harm the island’s economy, which is already reeling from the devastation of Hurri…
Physicians groups resolve U.S. patient referral probe for over $33 million
(Reuters) – Two physicians groups including one operated by Envision Healthcare Corp will pay over $33 million to resolve claims they received illegal inducements to refer patients to a hospital operator’s facilities, the U.S. Justice Department said o…
Democrat wins by one vote in Virginia legislative election recount
(Reuters) – Virginia Democrat Shelly Simonds won a seat in the House of Delegates by one vote, changing the power balance in the state legislature and extending a tide of Democratic victories beginning with November’s capture of the governorship and se…
American Honda says ruptured Takata airbag led to death in Louisiana
(Reuters) – Honda Motor Co’s North American unit and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed on Tuesday that a ruptured airbag inflator of Takata Corp used in a Honda Civic caused the death of the driver on July 10.
