Fierce winds stir deadly California wildfires as teams search for victims
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Fierce winds were expected to stir wildfires and test firefighters on Saturday in Northern California where the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history has killed 35 people and forced more than 90,000 residents fro…
Canadian says child killed, U.S. wife raped during Afghan kidnapping
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – A U.S.-Canadian couple freed in Pakistan this week, nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan, returned to Canada on Friday where the husband said one of his children had been murdered and his wife had been raped….
California wildfires rage as record death toll climbs to 35
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Fire officials in Northern California reported further headway on Friday against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35 and teams with cadaver dogs combed charred ruins for human …
Five arrested in Georgia, including two law enforcement officers, over 1983 murder
(Reuters) – A decades-old investigation in the U.S. state of Georgia into the murder of a black man in 1983 culminated in the arrest of five white people on Friday, including two law enforcement officers charged with hindering the probe, officials said…
Kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple returns to Canada
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – A kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple freed in Pakistan this week, nearly five years after being abducted in neighboring Afghanistan, has returned to Canada, the Canadian government said on Friday.
Kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple returns to Canada: Canada government
TORONTO (Reuters) – The kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple freed in Pakistan this week, nearly five years after the couple was abducted in neighboring Afghanistan, has returned to Canada, a statement issued by Canadian government said on Friday.
California wildfires rage with record death toll expected to climb
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Fire officials reported further headway on Friday against devastating blazes in Northern California’s wine country but said the death toll of 34, already a record for the state, would likely climb higher with more than 250 pe…
California wildfires rage with record death toll expected to rise
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Fire officials reported further headway on Friday against devastating blazes in Northern California’s wine country but said the death toll of 32, already a record for the state, would likely climb higher with more than 250 pe…
U.S. states sue to block Trump Obamacare subsidies cut
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Eighteen U.S. states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to stop him from scrapping a key component of Obamacare, subsidies to insurers that help millions of low-income people pay medical expenses…
Race car driver Scott Tucker found guilty in U.S. payday lending case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Friday convicted a race car driver who is also a Kansas businessman of crimes stemming from his online payday lending business, which prosecutors said made more $2 billion as it exploited millions of cash-strapped co…
