Exclusive: U.S. needs to improve oversight of labs handling dangerous pathogens – report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A year-long audit of the program overseeing U.S. labs that handle lethal pathogens such as Ebola and anthrax found overworked safety inspectors, an absence of independent review and weak biosafety protections that could expose lab w…
Hundreds of thousands in U.S. Northeast without power after storm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rainstorm across the U.S. Northeast unleashed fierce winds that downed trees, knocked out power and halted commuter trains on Monday, five years after the deadly Superstorm Sandy struck the same region.
American Indian Movement founder Dennis Banks dead at 80
(Reuters) – Civil rights activist Dennis Banks, who co-founded the American Indian Movement that pushed for indigenous rights during the 1960s and ’70s, died in his native Minnesota, his family said on Monday. He was 80.
Death toll from California blazes rises to 43, after teen dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month died at a hospital, officials said on Monday.
Fake news hurts trust in media, mainstream outlets fare better: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Controversies over fake news have damaged trust in media in the United States and elsewhere, but the impact is far worse for social media and online-only outlets than it is for traditional print and TV outlets, a survey has found.
In Russia probe, Mueller’s first charges a show of force
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump brushed off the first indictments in the probe of his campaign’s ties to Russian election meddling, but the charges sent a clear signal to the White House and other Trump associates: Robert Mueller means business.
Puerto Rico’s path to restore power shifts after Whitefish exit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico nearly six weeks after Hurricane Maria are shifting as the island’s utility and its regulators, along with U.S. authorities, removed a tiny Montana contractor and moved to triple the fu…
Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts d…
Pennsylvania governor signs revenue bills to wrap up stalled budget
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Monday signed a set of bills to provide $2.3 billion in new revenue for the state and end a four-month impasse with lawmakers over how to pay for the state’s fiscal 2018 budget.
Army deserter Bergdahl apologizes to troops injured searching for him
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl took the stand at his sentencing on Monday, apologizing to the troops who got hurt searching for him after he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009 and detailing the harsh conditions of Taliban ca…
