Distressed U.S. cities seek to sell water systems: Aqua America CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Official interest in privatizing water utilities in cash-strapped U.S. cities is extremely high, Aqua America Inc’s CEO Christopher Franklin told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.
California court rejects mandatory deadlines in death penalty cases
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court on Thursday said a ballot initiative that aimed to speed up death penalty cases could not impose mandatory deadlines on appeals, but it also rejected broader constitutional challenges to the measur…
Gunman shot at Charleston, S.C., restaurant; hostage rescued
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A disgruntled employee who fatally shot one person and held another hostage on Thursday at a restaurant in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, was shot by police, the city’s mayor said.
Last ‘bare county’ in U.S. to get health insurer next year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ohio’s Department of Insurance said on Thursday that non-profit managed care company CareSource will sell health plans in Paulding County next year – the last county in the United States that would have been without Obamacare indiv…
Apple to build Iowa data center, get $207.8 million in incentives
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will build a $1.375 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa, Apple and state officials said on Thursday, with $207.8 million in incentives approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Waukee city council.
D.C. judge approves government warrant for data from anti-Trump website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A District of Columbia Superior Court judge on Thursday approved a government warrant seeking data from an anti-Trump website related to Inauguration Day protests, but he added protections to safeguard “innocent users.”
Trump blames fellow Republican leaders for debt ceiling ‘mess’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump picked a new fight on Thursday with fellow Republicans whose support he needs to advance his policy agenda, saying congressional leaders could have avoided a “mess” over raising the U.S. debt ceiling if the…
U.S. agency to recommend scaling back some national monuments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Thursday he has sent recommendations from his review of more than two dozen national monuments to President Donald Trump, indicating that some could be scaled back to allow for more hunt…
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…
