California lawmakers consider spending billions to fix housing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Affordable housing advocates are closely watching a package of bills currently under consideration by California lawmakers that would invest billions of dollars in helping to alleviate the state’s severe housing crisis.
Without insurance, some vendors balk at stocking Sears’ shelves
(Reuters) – U.S. department store operator Sears Holdings Corp is having trouble stocking shelves, as some vendors have fled while others are demanding stricter payment terms because of difficulties hedging against default risk.
Trump to begin tax reform push next week, White House adviser tells FT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a major push next week to convince the public of the need for tax reform, shifting his focus to fiscal policy in an effort to win a big legislative victory by the end of the year, The Financ…
Controversial free speech rally canceled in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A free-speech rally planned for San Francisco this weekend that local leaders had urged residents to boycott as dangerous and “white supremacist” was canceled on Friday by organizers who said that those comments had drawn extr…
U.S. Navy recovers second body in search for sailors missing after collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S Navy and Marine Corps divers have recovered and identified a second body in the search for ten sailors missing after a collision between a guided-missile destroyer and merchant vessel near Singapore earlier this week, the U.S….
Illinois legislative leaders reach school funding deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois legislative leaders said on Thursday they reached a deal over a new education funding formula that would restart aid payments to the state’s 852 school districts.
Chinese national arrested in Los Angeles on U.S. hacking charge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Thursday accused a Chinese national visiting the United States of providing malware that has been linked to the theft of security clearance records of millions of American government employees.
At least 16 Americans affected by ‘incidents’ in Cuba: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mysterious “incidents” caused physical symptoms in at least 16 Americans linked to the U.S. embassy in Cuba, the State Department said on Thursday, in what media reports have described as an “acoustic attack.”
New York ‘summer of hell’ for rail commuters to end Sept. 5
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York commuters’ “summer of hell” is almost over.
White House to follow ‘standard process’ in any Arpaio pardon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The “standard process” would be followed in considering whether President Donald Trump pardons Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff convicted last month of criminal contempt in a racial profiling case, the White House said on T…
