Trump to shrink two Utah national monuments, senator says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will shrink the size of two national monuments in Utah, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said on Friday, opening more land to drilling and mining over objections by Native Americans living nearby.
In pro-Trump Ohio county, opioid announcement disappoints
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Doug Corcoran is in the trenches every day in the fight against the opioid crisis in the rural Ohio county he helps oversee.
Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving in Florida
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – Tiger Woods on Friday pleaded guilty in a Florida court to reckless driving and entered a program for first-time offenders, avoiding a conviction on the charge of driving under the influence (DUI) last spring.
FEMA, U.S. lawmakers cite concerns over firm’s Puerto Rico deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Questions over a multi-million dollar contract between Puerto Rico’s power utility and a small Montana firm to repair storm damage grew on Friday as federal emergency officials raised “significant concerns” about the deal and De…
Questions over Montana firm’s Puerto Rico deal grow as FEMA cites concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Questions over a multi-million dollar contract between Puerto Rico’s power utility and a small Montana firm to repair storm damage grew on Friday as federal emergency officials raised “significant concerns” about the deal.
U.S. launches pilot program to alert owners of uncompleted auto recalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is funding a pilot program that will notify drivers in the state of Maryland if there are open, uncompleted recalls at the time that they register their vehic…
FEMA cites concerns over repair contract in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal emergency officials said on Friday they did not approve a multimillion dollar contract between Puerto Rico’s power utility and a small Montana firm to repair storm damage, and has “significant concerns” about the deal.
FEMA cites significant concerns with Puerto Rico energy deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Emergency Management Administration on Friday said it did not approve a multi-million dollar contract between Puerto Rico’s power utility and a small Montana firm to repair storm damage, and has “significant concerns”…
Tiger Woods expected to plead guilty to reckless driving in Florida
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – Golfer Tiger Woods is scheduled to plead guilty on Friday to reckless driving and enter a program for first-time offenders to avoid a conviction for driving under the influence, a prosecutor in Florida said.
New York lets neighborhood return to nature to guard against storms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Every now and then, Frank and Mary Lettieri come back to visit what used to be their tightly packed Staten Island neighborhood before Superstorm Sandy prompted New York state to let it go back to nature.
