House cracks down on illegal immigrants with bills backed by Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bills backed by U.S. President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigrants passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, drawing criticism from immigration activists and others who called them a threat to civil liber…
Judge halts Indiana abortion law targeting minors
(Reuters) – Indiana may appeal a U.S. court ruling that blocked parts of the state’s latest abortion law that critics said would deter girls under 18 from getting an abortion without parental approval, the state attorney general’s office said on Thursd…
Trump denounced after assailing woman TV host in personal terms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump assailed a woman TV news host in highly personal terms on Thursday, calling her “crazy” and alleging she had been bleeding at one point from a facelift, in a Twitter attack that drew strong criticism, …
Lower Manhattan office rents hit peak as revived downtown booms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asking rents for office space in downtown New York hit a record high in May as construction of a new tower at the World Trade Center and the migration of firms to a revitalized Lower Manhattan helped lift rental rates, brokerage CB…
Jury finds United States can seize Iran-linked office tower
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A jury in New York on Thursday found that the U.S. government can seize a Manhattan office building from a nonprofit foundation accused of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.
New York governor gives extra $1 billion to ‘decaying’ transit system
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced an extra $1 billion to repair the state’s “decaying” public transportation system and loosened environmental regulations and other laws to help speed up the work.
Trump administration reverses policy on fiancés as travel ban takes effect
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration reversed a decision late on Thursday and said fiancés would be considered close family members and therefore allowed to travel to the United States as its revised travel ban took effect.
Europe’s airports expect big costs from new U.S. security measures
BERLIN (Reuters) – Airports, airlines and passengers are likely to bear significant costs from new security measures on flights to the United States, European airports association ACI Europe said on Thursday.
Ohio lawmakers vote to freeze Medicaid expansion
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature voted on Wednesday to freeze enrollment in the state’s Medicaid healthcare insurance for the poor, setting the stage for a showdown with Republican Governor John Kasich, who favors expandin…
California Supreme Court upholds cap-and-trade law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider a challenge by business groups of the state’s cap-and-trade law, a ruling that environmentalists hailed as ending a legal fight that had cast a cloud over the program…
