Firefighters wrestle to control California wildfire as winds persist
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (Reuters) – One of the biggest wildfires in California’s history grew on Tuesday as relentless wind gusts and bone-dry weather challenged firefighters seeking to gain control of the blaze.
New York charges Times Square bomb suspect; Bangladesh questions wife
DHAKA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York officials on Tuesday said they charged a Bangladeshi man with terrorism, accusing him of setting off a pipe bomb a day earlier in a crowded Manhattan commuter hub, as investigators in his home country questioned his …
Trump denies accusations of sexual misconduct, attacks Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not know the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct and alleged their claims were a political attack pushed by Democrats, rejecting renewed calls to look into his b…
Investigators search for clues in attempted New York subway bombing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators are searching for reasons a Bangladeshi man set off a bomb strapped to his body in a New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour in what is being characterized as an attempted terrorist attack.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies at 65: mayor’s office
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, a champion for the technology sector and former civil rights attorney who sued the city on behalf of tenants and would go on to lead as its first Chinese American mayor, died early on Tuesday, offic…
Special Report: Unfettered construction raises U.S. hurricane costs
PATTON VILLAGE, Texas (Reuters) – When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house.
Trump’s push to cut federal jobs has modest impact, mostly in defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the “bloated federal bureaucracy” so far has made a small dent in the federal workforce, and that largely because of a decline in civilian defense jobs.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies at age 65: local media
(Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died early on Tuesday, local media reported.
U.S. safety board to review final report on 2015 El Faro sinking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety officials were due to meet on Tuesday to discuss their final report on the 2015 sinking of the El Faro freighter, which killed all 33 crew members in the worst cargo shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel i…
Five years after Sandy Hook, U.S. gun-control advocates switch strategy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five years after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, advocates who are disappointed with the failure of efforts to limit access to firearms are changing their strategy.
