Secret Service to test drone to boost security at Trump property
(Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service said on Wednesday it plans to deploy a small drone during President Donald Trump’s visit to his golf club in New Jersey this month as the agency considers new ways to provide protection.
Two dead, nine hurt in Minneapolis school explosion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday after a gas explosion ripped through a Christian private school in Minneapolis, starting a fire and causing a building to collapse, authorities said.
Two U.S. troops killed in attack on convoy in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when their convoy came under attack in Kandahar province, Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said. He did not immediately provide further information.
Perks? No! U.S. flyers prefer the cheap seats: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. airlines striving to boost profitability are up against an army of penny-pinching customers who would rather sit in a dreaded middle seat than pay more to fly, says a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday.
Exclusive: N.Y. regulator subpoenas Wells Fargo over unwanted auto insurance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state’s banking and insurance regulator issued subpoenas on Tuesday to two Wells Fargo & Co units after the bank said it had sold auto insurance to hundreds of thousands of customers who did not need it.
U.S. Governors urge Trump to make health insurance payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican U.S. governors on Wednesday urged the Trump administration, as well as Congress, to continue funding payments to health insurance companies that make Obamacare plans affordable, calling it critical to st…
More video emerges of suspected drug planting by Baltimore police
(Reuters) – The Baltimore Police Department suspended seven officers after body camera video emerged that the city’s public defender said appeared to show them planting drugs in a car during a traffic stop, the second such episode in the city in two we…
Freight train derails, sparks fire in Pennsylvania; residents flee
(Reuters) – A CSX Corp freight train carrying flammable materials derailed as it moved through a southern Pennsylvania town on Wednesday, striking a residential garage that caught fire, forcing more than 100 residents from their homes, authorities said…
Trump and senators seek to slash legal immigration
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a crackdown on illegal immigration that has sharply reduced the number of unauthorized border crossings from Mexico, U.S. President Donald Trump is now turning his attention to reducing the number of legal immigran…
Notre Dame legend Parseghian dies at age 94
(The Sports Xchange) – Former Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian has died at the age of 94. He passed away after falling ill from hip surgery complications.
