Two soldiers killed, six injured in South Carolina Army training center accident
(Reuters) – Two soldiers died and six other people were injured on Friday in an accident involving a military vehicle and troop formation at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army training center in South Carolina, Fort Jackson said.
Top Puerto Rico bank says four months too long to wait for power
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico needs to accelerate the timetable for restoring its power grid or else residents will flee for the mainland rather than live without electricity for months, the chairman of the territory’s largest bank said on Friday.
Evacuations in New Orleans as storm that killed 25 approaches
MANAGUA (Reuters) – New Orleans evacuated some residents from areas outside its levee system as Tropical Storm Nate swirled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday after killing at least 25 people in Central America.
Police, FBI seek public’s help in finding motive behind Las Vegas massacre
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – As Las Vegas police appealed to the public for help in uncovering a wealthy retiree’s motive for massacring 58 people at an outdoor concert this week, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Las Vegas on Saturday stressing unity an…
Three charged with plotting NY attacks for Islamic State: U.S. prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men have been arrested since May of last year on charges of plotting attacks in New York City for Islamic State in the summer of 2016, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
Oil industry networking site creator gets one year in U.S. hack case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The founder of an oil and gas networking website who pleaded guilty to hacking a rival site he had created and sold to DHI Group Inc was sentenced to one year and one day in prison on Friday.
Storm Nate heads for U.S. Gulf Coast after 25 die in Central America
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) – Oil and gas producers pulled staff from offshore platforms while Alabama, Florida and Mississippi declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Nate twisted toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday after killing at least 2…
Three charged with plotting New York attacks for Islamic State: U.S. prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men have been arrested since May of last year on charges of plotting attacks in New York City for Islamic State in the summer of 2016, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
Congresswoman urges Trump to extend Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez urged President Donald Trump to extend a waiver on shipping limitations for hurricane-battered Puerto Rico on Friday, two days before the 10-day measure was set to expire.
Immigrants in U.S. seeking safe haven worry Trump may send them back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of Salvadorans, Haitians and others now sheltered in the United States from danger in their home countries might have to leave under a crackdown the Trump administration is weighing on a program that critics slam as “ba…
