U.S. defense personnel numbers rise, refugee numbers drop in Puerto Rico: governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department has sent 1,800 additional personnel to Puerto Rico since Friday, bringing the total to 6,400, the island’s governor said at a Sunday news conference where he provided updates on the recovery from Hurri…
U.S. Treasury chief says planned tax cuts will not benefit wealthy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday dismissed suggestions that the Trump administration’s proposed tax cuts would benefit wealthy Americans at the expense of middle-income people.
O.J. Simpson freed on parole: Nevada prison officials
(Reuters) – Onetime “Trial of the Century” defendant O.J. Simpson was released early on Sunday from the Nevada prison where he had been held since 2008 for a botched armed robbery at a Las Vegas casino hotel, prison officials said.
Supreme Court back to work with major employment dispute
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its new nine-month term on Monday with a major employment case that could deprive workers of the ability to join together to file lawsuits when taking on companies over a wide range of labor disput…
Health and safety rules targeted as Trump begins to slash red tape
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When disaster hits the chemical plants in Port Arthur, Texas, triggering fires like those that flared in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hilton Kelley is the man fielding panicked calls from neighbors unsure whether they should eva…
Muslim-American Massachusetts activist launches run for Congress
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – A two-term Cambridge, Massachusetts, city councilor and founder of an activist group that trains Muslim-Americans to run for office launched a campaign for U.S. Congress on Sunday that could make him the third Muslim in the…
O.J. Simpson freed on parole: AP, citing Nevada prison official
(Reuters) – Onetime “Trial of the Century” defendant O.J. Simpson was released early on Sunday from the Nevada prison where he had been held since 2008 for a botched armed robbery at a Las Vegas casino hotel, the Associated Press reported.
Puerto Rico governor says relief arriving to storm-ravaged rural areas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor says efforts to restore cell service, gas and other basic needs to the island’s rural residents are progressing, even as many in those towns report feeling forgotten.
Trump says ‘very important’ NFL players stand for national anthem Sunday
(Reuters) – On the eve of a host of National Football League games, President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted that it was “very important” that players stand during the national anthem, following an ongoing controversy over athletes and others kneelin…
Trump lays blame on Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday placed blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria after critics and the mayor of San Juan complained his administration’s response to the U.S. ter…
