Military helicopter teams bring aid to Puerto Rico
Sixteen days after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, Maria de Lourdes Sandoval heard helicopters over her village of Bajura.
Trump says Puerto Ricans are ‘wonderful,’ have ‘unmatched spirit’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised the people of Puerto Rico on Friday, calling them “wonderful” and praising their “unmatched spirit” as the U.S. territorial island struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria and he weathers crit…
Trump scraps key Obamacare subsidies, urges Democrats to fix ‘broken mess’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday urged Democrats to make a deal with him on healthcare after he scrapped billions of dollars in Obamacare subsidies to private health insurers for low-income Americans in a move that raised concern…
Tourniquets, once out of favor, helped save lives in Vegas shootings
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – When the sniper’s bullet shattered Paola Bautista’s arm, her sister and a stranger in the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival got her to cover. Then they focused on the bleeding.
California wildfires kill at least 31 as wind continues to fan flames
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters face another round of dry, windy conditions on Friday as they battle wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the heart of wine country.
Trump nails Obamacare with decision to cut off billions in subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump moved to undermine Obamacare dramatically late on Thursday by cutting off subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income patients, sparking threats of legal action and concern of chaos in insur…
FAA orders A380 engine inspections after Air France incident
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. aviation authorities have ordered visual inspections of fan hubs in engines used on some Airbus SE A380 jets after an engine came apart on an Air France flight last month, forcing it to make an emergency landing.
California woman rescues horses, yaks and cows from deadly wildfires
(Reuters) – The acrid smell of smoke borne on hurricane-strength winds greeted horse trainer Rebecca Cushman before dawn, her phone ringing repeatedly as people frantically sought help saving their animals from California’s deadly wildfires.
Death toll rises to 31 in California wildfires, hundreds missing
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters gained ground on Thursday against wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the chaos of mass evacuations in the heart of the state’s wine country.
Two North Carolina prison employees killed during escape attempt
(Reuters) – Two employees at a high-security North Carolina prison were killed and 10 employees and four inmates were injured on Thursday when prisoners set a fire in an failed attempt to escape, officials said.
