‘Potentially catastrophic’ Irma barrels toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma, one of the most forceful Atlantic storms in a century, churned across the ocean on Tuesday on a collision course with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bearing down on the northern Caribbean with a de…
Texas churches sue FEMA for disaster relief after Harvey
(Reuters) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been sued by three Texas churches severely damaged in Hurricane Harvey, over what they called its policy of refusing to provide disaster relief to houses of worship because of their religious stat…
Refinery worker dies after fire at HollyFrontier Kansas refinery: hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A worker has died due to injuries from a fire at HollyFrontier’s El Dorado, Kansas refinery, a local hospital confirmed on Tuesday.
Judge delays sentencing of accused mobster tied to Boston art heist
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday delayed sentencing an accused octogenarian mobster who authorities believe may hold clues needed to solve the largest art heist in U.S. history after he claimed to not recall pleading guilty to ill…
Tronc buys New York Daily News in push into No. 1 media market
(Reuters) – Tronc Inc , owner of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times newspapers, has gained entry into the United States’ top media market by acquiring the New York Daily News from publishing and property mogul Mort Zuckerman.
Trump orders end to ‘Dreamer’ immigration program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped a program that protects from deportation almost 800,000 young men and women who were brought into the United States illegally as children, ordering a phased-out dismantling that gives a …
Lawsuit over Kona beer not being brewed in Hawaii may proceed
(Reuters) – Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the maker of Kona craft beer of misleading consumers into believing the beer was actually made in the 50th U.S. state, causing them t…
Texas coast crawls back to work, school as Harvey cleanup continues
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Houston residents on Tuesday picked up the pace of their recovery from Hurricane Harvey, returning to schools and offices to help get the nation’s fourth largest city and its vital shipping and oil industries back on track.
‘Extremely dangerous’ Irma barrels toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma strengthened into a highly dangerous Category 5 storm on Tuesday as it barreled toward the Caribbean and the southern United States, even as Texas and Louisiana still reeled from devastating Hurricane Harvey.
L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune owner buys New York Daily News
(Reuters) – Newspaper company Tronc Inc , which owns the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, said it acquired the New York Daily News from media and property mogul Mort Zuckerman.
