Police seek clues to Las Vegas mass shooting, bloodiest in modern U.S. history
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Police sought clues on Tuesday to explain why a retiree with a penchant for gambling but no criminal record set up a sniper’s nest in a high-rise Las Vegas hotel and poured gunfire onto a concert below, slaying dozens of people b…
Oracle Co-CEO questions policies on student visas
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp Co-Chief Executive Mark Hurd on Monday said he does not understand Trump administration immigration policies that make it difficult for foreigners to work in the United States after earning an education here.
Hurricane churns up debate: should Puerto Rico be a U.S. state?
NEW YORK/SALINAS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The hurricane that leveled Puerto Rico last month has given fresh impetus to a decades-old argument on the island: that the U.S. territory would fare better financially as a U.S. state.
Lone gunman kills 59, injures hundreds, in Las Vegas concert attack
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A retiree armed with multiple assault rifles strafed an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas from a high-rise hotel window on Sunday, slaughtering at least 59 people before killing himself in the deadliest mass shooting in …
As Trump set to visit Puerto Rico, 95 percent lack power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is set to make his first visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory, and is likely to face more criticism of his handling of the disaster as th…
U.S. judge dismisses ex-sleuths’ lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit by two former corporate investigators who accused GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) of misleading them into investigating a whistleblower in China, leading to their arrest amid a bribery scandal involving the dr…
Puerto Rico gets more fuel while 95 percent lack power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor reported progress in getting fuel supplies to the island’s 3.4 million inhabitants on Monday as they faced a 13th day largely without power after the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Ma…
Oracle Co-CEO denounces Trump immigration policies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp Co-Chief Executive Mark Hurd on Monday said he does not understand Trump administration immigration policies that make it difficult for foreigners to work in the United States after earning an education here.
Key employment dispute leaves Supreme Court divided
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action claims against companies but their conservative counterparts who are in the majority sounded skeptical in the biggest business case…
Supreme Court divided over key employment dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action lawsuits against companies but their conservative counterparts who are in the majority sounded skeptical in the biggest business ca…
