‘Bring on more renewables,’ U.S. regulator says as grid study looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wind and solar power does not make the U.S. electricity grid less stable, an outgoing federal regulator said on Tuesday, as the Trump administration readies a study that will examine whether renewable energy has had a harmful eff…
Delaware top court rules for Chicago Bridge in Westinghouse dispute
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – The Delaware Supreme Court ruled in favor of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co on Tuesday in a $2 billion dispute with Westinghouse Electric Co that stems from cost overruns at a pair of unfinished U.S. nuclear power plants.
Facing revolt on healthcare bill, U.S. Senate Republicans delay vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leaders postponed a vote on a healthcare overhaul on Tuesday after resistance from members of their own party, and President Donald Trump summoned Republican senators to the White House to urge them to brea…
U.S. top court tosses ruling against religious school subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court’s ruling prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for children to attend private religious schools, a day after it issued a major ruling narrowing the separation of chur…
Yale University sues Connecticut over gender-neutral bathrooms
BOSTON (Reuters) – Yale University has sued the state of Connecticut over rules it says limit the number of gender-neutral bathrooms it can designate on campus, the latest skirmish in the broader U.S. fight about gender identity.
U.S. top court takes up fight over ancient Persian artifacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether people injured in a 1997 bombing attack in Jerusalem can seek to enforce a $71 million judgment against Iran over its alleged role by seizing ancient Persian artifacts he…
Talks over boosting Illinois Medicaid payments fail
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Negotiations over increasing Illinois’ payments to Medicaid providers have failed, opening the door for a U.S. judge to force the cash-strapped state to pay as much as $1 billion a month to ensure medical care continues for the prog…
U.S. judge halts deportation of Iraqis nationwide
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge halted late on Monday the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the United States this month until at least July 10, expanding a stay he imposed last week.
Three CNN journalists resign after Russia-related article retracted
(Reuters) – Time Warner’s news division CNN has accepted the resignations of three journalists after the publication of a Russia-related article that was later retracted, a CNN spokesperson said on Monday.
Wal-Mart faces lawsuit over Illinois Uber slaying
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The family of an Illinois Uber driver who was stabbed to death filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against Wal-Mart Stores Inc for failing to stop the teen suspect in the incident from stealing a machete and knife from one of i…
