U.S. Republican lawmakers examining barriers to Puerto Rico recovery: source
(Reuters) – U.S. Republicans in Congress are looking into additional ways of lifting barriers to Puerto Rico’s recovery after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory last month, said a House of Representatives Republican aide on Wednesday.
Mexico plans aid for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Suffering itself after two major earthquakes last month, Mexico plans to send aid including water and electricity experts to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend has ‘clean conscience’: brother tells media
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Investigators probing the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert planned to interview the gunman’s girlfriend on Wednesday, a day after she returned to the United States from the Philippines, while her relatives told media she had n…
Puerto Rico benchmark bond drops to record low after Trump remark
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s benchmark general obligation bonds fell on Wednesday, hitting a record low, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late on Tuesday that island’s massive debt load will have to be wiped out because of devastation …
Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman’s girlfriend ahead of Trump visit
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The quest by police to comprehend why a retiree shot 58 people to death in Las Vegas has turned to the gunman’s girlfriend, who has flown back to the United States from the Philippines facing investigators’ questions about what sh…
Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman’s girlfriend on eve of Trump visit
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The quest by police to comprehend why a retiree shot 58 people to death in Las Vegas has turned to the gunman’s girlfriend, who has flown back to the United States from the Philippines facing investigators’ questions about what sh…
Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman’s girlfriend in Philippines
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The investigation into the motives of a Las Vegas retiree who killed 58 people in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history turned on Tuesday to the gunman’s girlfriend in the Philippines, where she turned up after the massac…
Wisconsin judge denies new trial for ‘Making a Murderer’ convict
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday denied a bid for a new trial by Steven Avery, who is serving life sentence for a 2005 slaying featured in the popular Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer.”
Trump administration backpedals on citizenship for ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official told Congress on Tuesday it would be “rational” to legislate a path for citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children, but within hours the administration backtracked, saying his com…
Justice Kennedy on hot seat in major voting rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court justices clashed on Tuesday over whether courts should curb the long-standing U.S. political practice of drawing electoral maps to entrench one party in power, with conservative Anthony Kennedy likely to cast the de…
