Trump chief of staff’s Civil War comment sparks criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s comment that the U.S. Civil War was sparked by a lack of “compromise” drew criticism and reignited a debate over Confederate monuments and the role of slavery.
Several people killed by vehicle on New York City bike path
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York City on Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle drove down a bike path that runs alongside the Hudson River in Manhattan, police said.
California Department of Insurance says wildfires losses at $3.3 billion and rising
(Reuters) – The California Department of Insurance said on Tuesday that insured losses for deadly wildfires in the state total more than $3.3 billion, based on claims reported by 15 insurers, and the figure will rise.
Man arrested in Utah shooting of student from China: police
(Reuters) – A 24-year-old man accused of killing a University of Utah student from China and also suspected in a homicide last week in Colorado was arrested in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, police said.
U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl described as efficient soldier
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was an efficient soldier who at times seemed conflicted about his unit’s mission in Afghanistan before walking off his post in June 2009 in an act of desertion, his former squad leader testi…
Connecticut governor signs bipartisan state budget into law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a $41.3 billion, two-year state budget into law on Tuesday, nearly four months after the start of the new fiscal year in July, but vetoed appropriations in support of a new hospital tax pro…
Chicago Public Schools gets improved rating outlook from S&P
CHICAGO (Reuters) – S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the Chicago Board of Education’s junk credit rating to stable from negative on Tuesday, citing a boost in state and local funding for the cash-strapped school district.
Gunman in Utah campus killing also wanted in Colorado homicide
(Reuters) – Police sniper teams and armored cars converged on a canyon near the University of Utah’s Salt Lake City campus on Tuesday to search for a gunman who killed a student and is suspected in another homicide in Colorado.
U.S. states allege broad generic drug price-fixing collusion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A large group of U.S. states accused key players in the generic drug industry of a broad price-fixing conspiracy, moving on Tuesday to widen an earlier lawsuit to add many more drugmakers and medicines in an action that sent some…
U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl was efficient, conflicted: witness
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was an efficient soldier who at times seemed conflicted about his unit’s mission in Afghanistan before walking off his post in June 2009 in an act of desertion, his former squad leader testi…
