Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith to replace Franken: report
(Reuters) – Minnesota’s governor will appoint Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith as U.S. senator to replace Al Franken, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
U.N. expert says U.S. torture continues at Guantanamo Bay
GENEVA (Reuters) – An inmate at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is still being tortured, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer said in a statement on Wednesday.
Winds, dry conditions to hamper efforts to tame California wildfire
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (Reuters) – Powerful gusts of wind and bone dry conditions will remain overriding concerns for Californian firefighters on Wednesday as they seek to tame a huge blaze that has destroyed hundreds of homes.
After fires, Southern California faces risk of mudslides
CARPINTERIA, Calif./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters in Southern California are slowly gaining control of one of the largest wildfires in state history, but residents may not enjoy much relief as experts said the flames are laying the groundwork fo…
Tech sector loses champion in death of San Francisco mayor
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco technology companies including Twitter, Salesforce.com, Uber and Airbnb lost an important ally on Tuesday with the sudden death of Mayor Ed Lee.
Manhattan luxury condo sales skew apartment prices: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A boom in newly built luxury apartments in Manhattan has skewed prices for the overall residential real estate market in the borough and masked a sharp drop in transaction volume over the past five years, a property report on Wedne…
Democrat Jones wins U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in blow to Trump
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race defined by sexual misconduct accusations against Republic…
FBI officials said Clinton ‘has to win’ race to White House: NYT
(Reuters) – Senior FBI officials who helped probe Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign told a colleague that Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had to win the race to the White House, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Overconfidence, poor training sank El Faro: U.S. Safety Board
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sinking of the U.S. freighter El Faro in 2015 with the loss of 33 lives came after an overconfident captain set the ship and its poorly trained crew on a collision course with a hurricane, the National Transportation Safety B…
Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting controversial farm chemical
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Minnesota became the latest U.S. state on Tuesday to restrict controversial weed killers made by Monsanto Co and BASF SE that were linked to widespread crop damage, while Arkansas took a step back from imposing new limits.
