Mississippi court ruling is credit negative for schools: Moody’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said a recent ruling by Mississippi’s highest court against a number of public school districts that sought increased funding is negative for the state’s school districts’ credit.
Kentucky judge who refused to hear gay adoption cases resigns
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – A Kentucky judge who made national headlines earlier this year for his refusal to hear adoption cases involving gay, lesbian or bisexual adults has resigned, a state commission announced on Thursday.
Senators from refinery states request Trump meeting on biofuels
(Reuters) – Nine U.S. senators from states that have oil refineries sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday urging changes to the country’s biofuels policy and asking for a meeting to discuss the issue.
Apple, General Motors join group lobbying for immigrant ‘Dreamers’
(Reuters) – Apple Inc, General Motors Co, Best Buy Co Inc and others have joined a coalition of top companies lobbying the U.S. Congress for young, illegal immigrants to have a path to permanent residency, the group said on Thursday.
U.S. regulator to vote on next-generation TV standards: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote next month to allow broadcasters to voluntarily use a new technology to improve picture quality and allow better reception on mobile phones, a source briefed on the matter said…
U.S. border agents detain Mexican girl being rushed to hospital
(Reuters) – A 10-year-old Mexican girl with cerebral palsy living illegally in Texas was in federal custody on Thursday after the ambulance rushing her to surgery had to pass through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint, a family attorney and government off…
Billionaire Insys founder charged in U.S. opioid bribe case
BOSTON (Reuters) – The billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges he participated in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe a fentanyl-based cancer pain drug, marking a step by authorities to fight the opioi…
American Airlines CEO disappointed by black rights group’s warning
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker said on Thursday that a move by the leading U.S. black civil rights group to warn black travelers off the airline was “obviously a disappointment.”
Trump to declare opioids a public health emergency: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will declare the nation’s opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday in a bid to redirect federal resources and loosen regulations to combat widespread abuse, senior administration officials s…
Trump to declare opioids a public health crisis: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday will declare the opioid crisis in the United States a public health emergency in a move aimed at redirecting federal resources to combat widespread abuse, senior administration officials said.
