Alabama fertilizer plant fire sends hundreds of residents indoors
(Reuters) – A fire at a fertilizer plant in rural Alabama on Saturday spread caustic smoke and prompted an order for hundreds of residents to stay inside before it was extinguished, local media reported.
Trump threatens to end insurance payments if no healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year quest to replace the Obamacare law.
Flooding threatens U.S. Mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians
(Reuters) – Heavy rains will drench the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians on Saturday after flooding overnight closed roadways and forced water rescues across the region, forecasters said.
Tesla’s Musk hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers
FREMONT, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of the company’s …
Ford to repair U.S. police vehicles after carbon monoxide concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said Friday it will pay to repair police versions of its Ford Explorer SUVs to correct possible carbon monoxide leaks that may be linked to crashes and injuries after U.S. regulators escalated an investigation into…
DoubleLine’s Gundlach sues California wine merchant over bogus Bordeaux
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeffrey Gundlach, one of the world’s best-known bond investors, has sued a California wine merchant he said sold him several dozen bottles of fake wine, including Bordeaux that experts consider among the greatest wines ever made.
Union cheers as trucks kept out of U.S. self-driving legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Teamsters union on Friday praised House lawmakers for keeping self-driving commercial trucks out of a proposed bill aimed at speeding deployment of the advanced technology for cars.
Chicago sugary drink tax to take effect next week after ruling
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A sweetened beverage tax will take effect in Chicago on Wednesday after an Illinois judge threw out a lawsuit by retailers that argued the measure was vague and unlawful.
New York spent legal settlement funds on budget relief: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Half of the money spent so far from New York state’s $10 billion in legal settlement windfall has gone to support the state budget rather than the capital projects for which it should be used, the state’s chief fiscal watchdog said…
Hundreds of counties at risk for no Obamacare insurer in 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming months.
