Trump greeted warmly by storm victims at Houston relief center
HOUSTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump visited a relief center in Houston on Saturday to meet with victims of Harvey, the catastrophic storm that triggered severe flooding in Texas and presented his young administration with its most challenging do…
Trump arrives in Texas to visit victims of unprecedented floods
HOUSTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump arrived in Texas on Saturday to meet with emergency responders and victims of Harvey, the catastrophic storm that triggered severe flooding and presented his young administration with its most challenging dome…
Houston’s small businesses dig out from Harvey’s onslaught
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Josh Beasley and his fiancé bought Houston’s Body3 Personal Fitness on July 1, less than two months before Tropical Storm Harvey swamped the gym with a foot of water and left behind the dank stench of fetid mildew.
Wildfire on edge of Los Angeles spreads after triggering evacuations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wildfire on the northwest edge of Los Angeles spread rapidly on Saturday despite light rainfall, a day after it forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and triggered the closure of a major highway.
Singer Tom Jones postpones U.S. tour on medical advice
LONDON (Reuters) – British pop star Tom Jones is postponing the start of his U.S. tour, which was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, due to advice from doctors, the star posted on Twitter.
Schoolteachers on edge as Trump mulls changing ‘Dreamers’ policy
(Reuters) – Maria Rocha does not generally discuss her immigration status with her third-graders at a San Antonio charter school. Sometimes, though, one finds out that she lacks legal authorization to live in the country, often a child in similar circu…
Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. activists plan protests in up to 400 cities across the United States on Monday’s Labor Day holiday to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour, and are targeting politicians in Midwestern battleground states who have blocked such s…
Federal judge rules Colorado sex offender register unconstitutional
(Refiles this Sept. 1 story to correct first name of U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch.)
Trump to visit victims of unprecedented floods in Texas and Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.s. President Donald Trump travels to Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana on Saturday to meet victims of catastrophic storm Harvey, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history that is presenting a test of his administration….
California governor declares wildfire state of emergency
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday issued an emergency declaration for a wildfire burning in the northern part of the state, the same day the man accused of starting the blaze was charged with arson.
