Hundreds missing, 26 dead in California wildfires as crews gain ground
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters began to gain ground on Thursday against wildfires that have killed at least 26 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the pandemonium of mass evacuations in the heart of the state’s wine coun…
U.S. House approves disaster funds as Trump criticizes Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new package of U.S. disaster assistance sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump expressing impatience with having to devote federal resources for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico’s r…
Employees hurt, fires set in attempted escape at North Carolina prison
(Reuters) – Police rushed to a North Carolina prison on Thursday after fires were set and several of the facility’s employees were injured during an attempted escape, officials said.
Frustrated by Congress, Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans, using his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repe…
How to rebuild Puerto Rico: Rubio asks Trump to call in experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio said on Thursday he has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to create a high-level task force to provide ideas and advice for helping Puerto Rico to rebuild after Hurricane Maria, and that the president was rece…
U.S. white nationalists sued over Virginia protest violence
(Reuters) – Eleven people have sued white nationalists whose rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly this summer, saying they suffered emotional and physical trauma from protesters’ threats and violence.
Insider trading suspect out of U.S. jail as judge weighs ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ risk
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Akebia Therapeutics Inc employee accused of insider trading was released from jail on Thursday despite a judge’s concern that the man’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” tendencies could lead him to violate his bail conditions.
Mandalay to build 3,000 Arizona homes with solar and Sonnen batteries
(Reuters) – German battery maker Sonnen GmbH on Thursday said it would partner with home builder Mandalay Homes to outfit 3,000 new Arizona homes with batteries to store the excess energy generated by their rooftop solar installations.
Four U.S. ‘sanctuary cities’ may be violating law: U.S. Attorney General Sessions
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States Justice Department singled out four cities and a county on Thursday for allegedly having so-called “sanctuary policies” that may violate a federal law that says local governments cannot limit informatio…
Hundreds missing, 24 dead in California wildfires as crews gain ground
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters began to gain ground on Thursday against the spread of wildfires that have killed at least 24 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the pandemonium of mass evacuations in the heart of the sta…
