New York suburban commuters gear up for ‘summer of hell’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s suburban commuters are bracing for the start next week of what has been called the “summer of hell” as the United States’ busiest train hub partly shuts down for extensive track repairs.
China-bound flight returns to Seattle after passenger assaults crew member
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Beijing returned to Seattle on Thursday after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant in the first-class cabin before being subdued by other travelers, a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spoke…
Outbreak of hantavirus infections kills three in Washington state
(Reuters) – Five people have been stricken with the rare, rodent-borne hantavirus illness in Washington state since February, three of whom have died, in the state’s worst outbreak of the disease in at least 18 years, public health officials reported o…
U.S. judge rejects Hawaii’s bid to exempt grandparents from Trump travel ban
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge rejected Hawaii’s bid to exempt grandparents from President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on Thursday, but ruled that the state could ask the U.S. Supreme Court directly to clarify which parts of the order should take eff…
Contentious end to Illinois budget impasse turns threatening
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A rage-filled electorate lashed out at Illinois’ public officials as a two-year fiscal impasse ended on Thursday with a tense security lockdown of its Capitol and fallout from a death threat against a state legislator.
‘Making Money’ host Charles Payne suspended from Fox Business Network
(Reuters) – “Making Money” host Charles Payne was suspended from Fox Business Network, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Cities dubbed immigrant ‘sanctuaries’ hit back on Trump funding threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Department of Justice is reviewing letters from 10 local jurisdictions that said they are in compliance with U.S. immigration law, to determine whether to cut federal funding, officials said Thursday, heating up a dispute betwe…
U.S. lawmaker wounded in shooting has surgery for infection: hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steve Scalise, who was shot and wounded during a baseball practice last month, has undergone surgery to treat an infection and remains in serious condition, the hospital said on Thursday.
Show producers, historians clash over newly discovered Earhart photo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A never-before-seen photograph has reignited the debate as to the fate of famed pilot Amelia Earhart after she vanished while attempting a round-the-world flight 80 years ago.
Bill Cosby to be retried on sex assault charges in November: judge
(Reuters) – Entertainer Bill Cosby will be retried on charges of sexually assaulting a former employee of his alma mater in November, five months after his first trial on those charges ended in a hung jury, a Pennsylvania judge ruled on Thursday.
