At least six injured in escape attempt at North Carolina prison
(Reuters) – An escape attempt involving fires at a North Carolina prison left several employees injured on Thursday, and authorities placed the facility on lockdown, officials said.
Michigan governor denies misleading U.S. House on Flint water
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder denied Thursday that he had misled a U.S. House of Representatives committee last year over testimony on Flint’s water crisis after lawmakers asked if his testimony had been contradicted by a witness in a court…
Oklahoma jury recommends death sentence for man who beheaded co-worker
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma jury recommended the death penalty on Thursday for a man who beheaded a co-worker with a kitchen knife at a food processing and distribution plant south of Oklahoma City about three years ago, court officials said.
Hundreds missing, 26 dead in California wildfires as crews gain ground
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters began to gain ground on Thursday against wildfires that have killed at least 26 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the pandemonium of mass evacuations in the heart of the state’s wine coun…
U.S. House approves disaster funds as Trump criticizes Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new package of U.S. disaster assistance sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump expressing impatience with having to devote federal resources for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico’s r…
Employees hurt, fires set in attempted escape at North Carolina prison
(Reuters) – Police rushed to a North Carolina prison on Thursday after fires were set and several of the facility’s employees were injured during an attempted escape, officials said.
Frustrated by Congress, Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans, using his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repe…
How to rebuild Puerto Rico: Rubio asks Trump to call in experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio said on Thursday he has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to create a high-level task force to provide ideas and advice for helping Puerto Rico to rebuild after Hurricane Maria, and that the president was rece…
U.S. white nationalists sued over Virginia protest violence
(Reuters) – Eleven people have sued white nationalists whose rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly this summer, saying they suffered emotional and physical trauma from protesters’ threats and violence.
Insider trading suspect out of U.S. jail as judge weighs ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ risk
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Akebia Therapeutics Inc employee accused of insider trading was released from jail on Thursday despite a judge’s concern that the man’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” tendencies could lead him to violate his bail conditions.
