Son of Nashville mayor dies of drug overdose, his family says
(Reuters) – The son of Nashville’s mayor has died of a drug overdose in a Denver suburb at age 22, the family said on Sunday, but it was unclear whether his death was related to the epidemic of opioid abuse that has become a national concern.
Montana congressman to work at wheelchair nonprofit after attack on reporter
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte will perform community services at a Montana nonprofit that builds wheelchairs for children after pleading guilty to assaulting a reporter during his election campaign, local media reported on Sunday.
Outside adviser to Trump calls for firing of CFPB head Cordray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An outside adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump called on Sunday for the firing of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray.
Republicans call on new Trump chief of staff to fix White House chaos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans on Sunday urged President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff John Kelly to rein in the chaos within the White House on Monday but said the retired Marine Corps general will be challenged to assert control.
Solid-gold model of lunar module stolen from Neil Armstrong museum
(Reuters) – Police in Ohio are searching for a solid-gold model of the module that carried Neil Armstrong to the lunar surface in 1969 that was reported stolen from a museum in the hometown of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon, authorities sa…
Trump tells Republicans to get back on healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his administration on Sunday goaded Republican senators to stick with trying to pass a healthcare bill, after the lawmakers failed spectacularly last week to muster the votes to end Obam…
Exclusive: Majority of Americans want Congress to move on from healthcare reform – Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A majority of Americans are ready to move on from healthcare reform at this point after the U.S. Senate’s effort to dismantle Obamacare failed on Friday, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Saturday.
Delta to stop weekly Atlanta-Caracas flights in September
(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines on Saturday said it would cut its once-weekly flights from Atlanta to Caracas, Venezuela, in the latest instance of a U.S. airline cutting operations with the embattled nation.
Alabama fertilizer plant fire sends hundreds of residents indoors
(Reuters) – A fire at a fertilizer plant in rural Alabama on Saturday spread caustic smoke and prompted an order for hundreds of residents to stay inside before it was extinguished, local media reported.
Trump threatens to end insurance payments if no healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year quest to replace the Obamacare law.
