Hawaii urges U.S. top court not to lift Trump refugee ban curbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The state of Hawaii on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to lift curbs imposed by a lower court on President Donald Trump’s ban on most refugees entering the United States.
U.S. poverty rate falls, median income rises in 2016: Census
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. poverty rate fell for the second straight year in 2016 to 12.7 percent, while median income rose to $59,000 in 2016 from $57,200 a year earlier, according to federal government data released on Tuesday.
White House says will not ‘prejudge’ any DACA legislative fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would not prejudge whether funding for a wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico must be part of any bill to address protections for children brought to the United States illega…
Officials urge patience as Florida towns re-open after Irma
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida began allowing some residents to return to their homes hammered by Hurricane Irma on Tuesday, but officials warned that it would take a long time to repair the damage wrought by high winds and poundin…
American al Qaeda suspect to face trial on U.S. terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American citizen will go to trial in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday on charges that he supported al Qaeda and helped prepare a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
U.S. cities’ revenue growth expected to contract in 2017: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. cities’ revenue growth in fiscal 2017 is projected to contract for a second consecutive year, the first time this has happened since the recession, according to a report released on Tuesday by the National League of Cities.
Florida Keys, airports partially re-open after Irma rips through state
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida allowed some residents to return to their shuttered homes and reopened several airports on Tuesday after Hurricane Irma’s pounding winds and storm surges ripped through the state, prompting the evacua…
Online lender SoFi CEO Cagney to step down
(Reuters) – Mike Cagney, one of the most prominent executives in the U.S. financial technology sector, will step down as chief executive of Social Finance, the online lender he co-founded, before the end of the year.
Floridians return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Storm-shocked Floridians returned to shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving more than half of all state residents without power and city streets underwater from Orl…
U.S. tribal patent deal could have big impact on generic drug market
(Reuters) – A groundbreaking deal between Allergan Plc and a Native American tribe to shield the company’s patents in administrative proceedings could also be used be to protect them from challenges in federal court, legal experts said, potentially dea…
