Florida communities scramble to help displaced Puerto Ricans
KISSIMMEE, Florida (Reuters) – At Leslie Campbell’s office in the central Florida city of St. Cloud, the phone will not stop ringing.
Rescuers ‘searching for a miracle’ in California mudslide zone
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescuers picking through waist-deep mud on Thursday, two days after a massive mudslide killed at least 17 people along Southern California’s coast, said they feared more bodies may be found but still held out hope for …
Missouri prosecutor to probe Missouri governor over affair
(Reuters) – The top prosecutor in St. Louis said on Thursday she will investigate the actions of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens after he admitted an extramarital affair with a woman before his election in November 2016, but then denied that he tried t…
California mudslide’s victims include three-year-old, octogenarians
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – The mudslides that tore through a coastal Southern California area this week claimed the lives of children as young as 3 and senior citizens as old as 89, officials said on Thursday, while rescue crews continued to sea…
U.S. judge pushing for opioid settlement reaches out to states: Ohio
(Reuters) – A federal judge pushing for a quick settlement of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors by U.S. cities and counties is seeking to meet with states that are separately suing and probing the companies, Ohio’s attorney general…
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group crafts ‘Dreamer’ immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday reached a tentative agreement on legislation to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation, along with other immigration policy changes, and is attempting to build support …
Texas failed to educate, monitor disabled students: federal report
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas violated federal law by failing to identify and educate students with disabilities and deliberately working to decrease the number of students enrolled in special education programs, the U.S. Department of Education said…
Accused N.Y. subway bomber pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting an Islamic State-inspired suicide bomb attack on a busy New York City commuter hub in December pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal terrorism charges.
Puerto Rico governor orders probe of discovery of hurricane recovery materials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor has ordered an investigation of materials discovered in a warehouse belonging to the U.S. territory’s electric authority that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said are critical to restoring power following S…
California mudslide’s death toll includes mother, school founder
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Thursday searched for eight people missing after mudslides that ripped through a coastal Southern California community, as the identities of some of the 17 who died in Tuesday’s disaster began trickli…
