Winds whip up wildfires, forcing mass evacuations in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hot, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to fan several relentless wildfires in southern California on Thursday, where hundreds of houses have burned and tens of thousands have fled their homes around Los Angeles, the second-larges…
Just subtract water – how a dry spell allowed winds to lash California with flames
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hot, dry Santa Ana winds will likely whip up the unseasonably fierce wildfires ravaging Southern California on Thursday, forecasters said. The gales have come at the worst time, at the end of a long dry spell.
Soros-backed GlenPoint opens New York office, co-founder to relocate
LONDON (Reuters) – London-based hedge fund manager Glen Point Capital, which raised cash from billionaire George Soros, has opened an office in New York, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Obamacare insurance options dwindle for neediest U.S. patients
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Josh Brookhart has four health insurers to choose from in Seattle’s King County for 2018, more than many Americans like him who buy coverage on the Obamacare individual market.
Lawsuit sets stage for long legal battle over U.S. consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for Leandra English, the deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), on Wednesday filed fresh paperwork challenging President Donald Trump and his pick to lead the consumer watchdog.
U.S. reviews rule removing protections for Yellowstone grizzlies
PINEDALE, Wyo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing a decision to strip some grizzly bears of federal protections after a court ruling found flaws with a formula used to delist Great Lakes wolves, officials said on Wednesday.
Ex-South Carolina cop could soon learn fate for motorist’s shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man fleeing a 2015 traffic stop in South Carolina could learn as soon as Thursday whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison for violating the mot…
Wildfire burns homes, winery in L.A.’s posh Bel-Air neighborhood
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wind-whipped wildfire raged on Wednesday into a wealthy Southern California neighborhood, destroying at least six homes, threatening hundreds more and scorching a building at a winery owned by billionaire media mogul Rupert Mu…
Bill letting people bring concealed guns across state lines passes U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People would be able to bring legal, concealed guns into any U.S. state under legislation the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday that would also bolster the national background check system and require a study of the …
Gay man to run against Kentucky clerk who denied him marriage license
(Reuters) – A gay man who was denied a marriage license in Kentucky two years ago by a county clerk who refused to issue licenses for same-sex marriages will run to unseat her next year, he said on Wednesday.
