Search goes on for Harvey survivors, Trump requests aid
ORANGE, Texas/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Rescuers searched painstakingly through flooded neighborhoods across southeastern Texas on Friday for people stranded by Hurricane Harvey’s deluge as President Donald Trump asked Congress for $7.85 billion in federal d…
Utah nurse claims police assault after she refused patient blood sample
(Reuters) – A nurse at a Utah hospital was assaulted by a police officer last month after declining to allow him to obtain a sample of an unconscious patient’s blood because he had neither a warrant nor the patient’s consent, media reported.
Trump’s Houston trip will serve as empathy test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For a man who prefers to project a glowering brusqueness, Donald Trump’s trip to Houston on Saturday provides him with the opportunity to show a warmer, more empathetic side — and perhaps connect with some Americans critical of his presidency.
U.S. judge rules Colorado sex offender register unconstitutional
(Reuters) – A federal judge ruled that Colorado’s sex offender registry law is cruel and unusual punishment, an opinion legal analysts said Friday could have wider implications.
California lawmakers block Mojave water bill, Cadiz surges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of water resource developer Cadiz Inc surged 32 percent in extended trade on Friday after a bill aimed at clogging up its plan to pump water from California’s Mojave Desert failed to make it past a state Senate committ…
Search goes on for Harvey survivors, new evacuations in Houston
ORANGE, Texas/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Rescuers searched painstakingly through flooded neighborhoods across southeastern Texas on Friday for people stranded by Hurricane Harvey’s deluge as Houston’s mayor warned residents of the city’s west side that their …
Utah nurse assaulted by officer for not giving blood sample
(Reuters) – A nurse at a Utah hospital was assaulted by a police officer last month after declining to give him a sample of an unconscious patient’s blood because he had neither a warrant nor the patient’s consent, local media reported.
Utah nurse says officer assaulted her for not giving blood sample
(Reuters) – A nurse at a Utah hospital says she was assaulted by a police officer last month after declining to give him a sample of an unconscious patient’s blood because he had neither a warrant nor the patient’s consent, local media reported.
Cadiz shares slump as California lawmakers eye Mojave Desert water project
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of water resource developer Cadiz Inc lost nearly a fifth of their value on Friday as California lawmakers considered a bill that could put the brakes on the company’s plan to pump water from the Mojave Desert.
Anthem cuts back Obamacare coverage in Missouri to 68 counties
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc said on Friday that it will no longer offer Obamacare plans in 17 counties in Missouri but will remain in the bulk of the state, covering 68 counties that would not otherwise have Obamacare coverage …
