Trump celebrates first 100 days as president, blasts media
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump hit the road on Saturday to celebrate his first 100 days in the White House with cheering supporters at a campaign-style rally, touting his initial achievements and lashing out at critics.
U.S. service member killed in blast near Mosul, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member died of wounds caused by an explosive device outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday, the U.S.-led military coalition said.
Environmental protesters swarm outside White House as Trump hits milestone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sea of protesters swarmed in front of the White House on Saturday to voice displeasure with President Donald Trump’s stance on the environment and demand that he rethink plans to reverse the climate change policies backed by hi…
Tornadoes, storms kill 11 in U.S. South
(Reuters) – Tornadoes ripped through an East Texas county on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, while high winds, falling trees and floods killed five in neighboring states, according to news reports.
25 years after Los Angeles riots, progress and distrust live side by side
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Twenty-five years after the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the deadly riots that followed the verdict, an undercurrent of distrust pulses through a city that says i…
Massachusetts sues Ocwen over mortgage servicing practices
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Massachusetts attorney general sued a unit of Ocwen Financial Corp on Friday, accusing the mortgage servicing company of engaging in abusive practices that harmed thousands of homeowners in the state.
Former Chicago Public Schools chief sentenced for fraud
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday sentenced the former chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools to 4-1/2 years in prison for her role in a scheme to steer lucrative contracts to one of her previous employers in exchange for kickbacks a…
American Realty ex-CFO loses bid to dismiss fraud indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss an indictment accusing a former chief financial officer of American Realty Capital Properties Inc of fraudulently inflating financial data for the big real estate investment trust.
Four workers injured in incident at BP’s Whiting, Indiana refinery: company
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four workers were injured on Friday in a power distribution center at BP Plc’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery, the company said in a statement.
California enacts $52 billion fuel tax hike for road, bridge repairs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday a bill to raise gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees for the first time in decades in an ambitious $52 billion plan to repair the state’s long-neglected r…
