U.S. plans to sell Taiwan about $1.42 billion in arms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion in arms, the first such sale under the administration of Donald Trump and a move sure to anger China, whose help the president has been seeking to rein in North Korea.
New York City mayor to maintain control of biggest U.S. school system
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers voted on Thursday to extend by two years New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s control over the country’s largest public school system, which has 1.1 million students.
Texas man charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 13
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Texas man who told authorities he was texting while driving has been charged with manslaughter after a head-on collision with a small church bus that killed 13 people, a district attorney said on Thursday.
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.
