U.S. Navy identifies one dead, nine missing USS McCain sailors
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday confirmed the identity of one sailor killed after the warship USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia, and of nine missing sailors.
White nationalist surrenders in Virginia on three felony charges
(Reuters) – A white nationalist featured in a widely seen documentary about this month’s violent marches and counter-protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has surrendered to police after they issued a warrant for his arrest, according to a police stat…
U.S. retailers hit as immigration worries weigh on Hispanic spending
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Many U.S. Hispanics are venturing out only to buy essential goods and are cutting back on discretionary spending, worried about possible harassment by immigration or law enforcement officials since the election of U.S. President Don…
Florida executes man with drug not previously used in lethal injections
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A 53-year-old man convicted of killing two men in 1987 was executed by Florida on Thursday evening with a lethal injection that included a drug never before used in a U.S. execution, state officials said.
Japan’s Tepco gets slapped with new U.S. lawsuit over Fukushima
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings said on Thursday it has been hit with another lawsuit filed in a U.S. court seeking $5 billion for compensation over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the second filed against the utility in a U.S….
Harvey barrels into Texas as Category 4 hurricane
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast on Friday as a Category 4 storm, bringing life-threatening winds and the likelihood of catastrophic flooding as the most powerful storm in over a decade hit the mainland Un…
U.S. Navy says remains found by Malaysia not of a USS McCain sailor
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Thursday human remains found by Malaysia were not one of its 10 sailors missing after a collision between one of its guided-missile destroyers and a merchant vessel east of Singapore this week.
St. Louis man charged with driving into protesters, leaving scene
(Reuters) – A St. Louis man was charged in connection with driving a car and striking three protesters during a march for a transgender woman who was shot and killed by police earlier this week, authorities said on Thursday.
White House to send memo to Pentagon soon on transgender ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is expected to tell the Pentagon in coming days how to implement a ban on transgender people in the military, according to a memo that says the defense secretary may decide whether to remove service members based …
Zillow wins dismissal of ‘Zestimate’ lawsuit in U.S.
(Reuters) – Zillow Group Inc on Wednesday won the dismissal of a federal lawsuit in Chicago challenging the accuracy of the online real estate website’s ‘Zestimate’ tool for estimating U.S. home values.
