Puerto Rico governor: ‘hell to pay’ over water, food deliveries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Monday he ordered an investigation of water distribution on the hurricane-battered island and warned that there would be “hell to pay” for mishandling of the supplies.
U.S. insured wind, storm surge loss from Hurricane Nate around $500 million: KCC
(Reuters) – Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Nate will be close to $500 million, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Monday.
Trump’s popularity is slipping in rural America: poll
(Reuters) – Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed U.S. President Donald Trump in last year’s election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments with the man he …
Hurricane history favors U.S. building suppliers
(Reuters) – There are 600,000 homes in Texas and Florida alone that need re-roofed or repaired and results over the next month will give some sign of how much the resulting squeeze on building materials will benefit suppliers over the next year.
Miami Beach police fatally shoot woman driver who struck officer
(Reuters) – Miami Beach police fatally shot a woman on Sunday after she crashed her car into another vehicle and then hit a police officer who was on foot as she tried to drive off, the department’s chief said.
Senator Corker says Trump risks putting U.S. on path to World War Three
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump risks setting the nation “on the path to World War Three” in an interview with The New York Times, the latest in a series public barbs traded over the day.
Las Vegas concertgoers claim personal items left after massacre
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The FBI on Sunday started returning thousands of purses, phones and other property left behind by concertgoers in Las Vegas fleeing the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, as the Red Cross stepped up efforts to reach t…
Weakening Nate brings rain, tornado warnings to U.S. South
BILOXI/PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Reuters) – Hurricane Nate weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday after coming ashore in Mississippi, flooding roads and buildings but sparing the state from catastrophic damages.
Weinstein Co board ousts Harvey Weinstein after harassment allegations
(Reuters) – The Weinstein Co has fired co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein, effective immediately, following reports of sexual harassment allegations against the executive, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest power brokers, the film production company said on …
Las Vegas concert-goers claim personal items left after massacre
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The FBI on Sunday started returning thousands of purses, phones and other property left behind by concert-goers in Las Vegas fleeing the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, as the Red Cross stepped up efforts to reach …
