Californian man dies hiking Australia’s sweltering outback
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An American tourist has died in the Australian outback while hiking though sweltering conditions on the Larapinta Trail, renowned for its ancient Aboriginal sacred sites, police said on Thursday.
U.S. judge denies effort to stop Mulvaney from heading consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge denied on Wednesday a preliminary injunction sought by the deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeking to stop White House budget director Mick Mulvaney from taking control of the agen…
Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on Wednesday after two more bodies were recovered, the local sheriff said, and the number of…
Judge denies effort to stop Mulvaney from heading consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge denied on Wednesday a preliminary injunction filed by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English seeking to stop White House budget director Mick Mulvaney from taking control …
Trump blasts immigration ruling, calls U.S. court system ‘broken and unfair’
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the federal court system as “broken and unfair” after a judge blocked his administration’s move to end a program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States i…
Investor Rich Hall leaves Harvard to return to University of Texas
BOSTON (Reuters) – Richard Hall, who oversaw private equity investing at Harvard University’s $37 billion endowment, is leaving the Ivy League school to become the deputy chief investment officer at the University of Texas’ endowment.
Rescuers seek survivors after California mudslides kill 15
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue crews with dogs and scanners dug through waist-deep mud in an affluent stretch of Southern California’s coast on Wednesday, searching for about two dozen people missing after mudslides that killed at least 15.
U.S. grand jury indicts man accused of Manhattan terror attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in a busy New York City commuter hub in the name of Islamic State in December was indicted on U.S. terrorism charges by a grand jury on Wednesday.
U.S. immigration operation targets 7-Eleven stores in 17 states
(Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents fanned out to nearly 100 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide on Wednesday, arresting 21 people suspected of being in the country illegally and giving owners a tight deadline to prove other employees are authorized…
California mudslides kill 15, more feared dead in deluge
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue crews with dogs and scanners dug through waist-deep mud in an affluent stretch of Southern California’s coast on Wednesday, hunting for up to two dozen people missing after mudslides swept through the coastal co…
