Paris 2024 Olympics nearly assured as Los Angeles agrees to 2028 Games
LOS ANGELES/ PARIS (Reuters) – Paris moved within a hair’s breadth on Monday of formally being chosen to host the 2024 Summer Olympics after rival candidate city Los Angeles agreed to accept the consolation prize of the 2028 Games in a rare two-way con…
U.S. medic awarded Medal of Honor for Vietnam War heroism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 71-year-old former Army medic from Michigan who saved wounded comrades under fire during the Vietnam War was given the highest U.S. military award by President Donald Trump in a White House ceremony on Monday.
Utilities ditch reactors that launched U.S. nuclear renaissance
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina utilities said on Monday they are abandoning two unfinished reactors that were once hailed as the start of a U.S. nuclear power renaissance before they were dogged by billions of dollars in cost overruns.
Tropical Storm Emily weakens as it reaches Florida Gulf Coast
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Emily dumped heavy rain over much of Florida on Monday but was expected to weaken after making a morning landfall on the state’s west coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Lawsuit says Wells Fargo auto insurance charges were a fraud
(Reuters) – A new lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo & Co of racketeering violations and fraud after the bank admitted to charging several hundred thousand borrowers for auto insurance they did not ask for or need, causing many delinquencies.
New U.S. rule on class actions survives first challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. rule aimed at restoring consumers’ ability to band together to sue financial companies has survived its first challenge, as a top banking regulator on Monday said he would not petition for it to be suspended.
N.J. Governor Chris Christie accosts heckler in Milwaukee
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie confronted a baseball fan who heckled him during a Sunday night game in Milwaukee, according to a video posted by local media, making the unpopular governor the target of another round of online j…
Insurers to fill Obamacare gaps in Ohio’s individual market
(Reuters) – Five health insurance companies in Ohio, including Molina Healthcare Inc, have stepped up to sell health plans in 19 counties that would have been without Obamacare individual coverage in 2018, the state’s insurance regulator said on Monday…
NHC says 40 percent chance of cyclone near Tampa, Florida
(Reuters) – A small low pressure area located about 90 miles west of Tampa, Florida, has a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
Stranded Yemenis, thousands of others stand to lose ‘golden ticket’ to U.S.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Yemen is urging the U.S. government to take in dozens of Yemenis who traveled to Malaysia in recent months expecting to immigrate to the United States, only to find themselves stranded by President Donald Trump’s tempora…
