How did a copy of U.S. Declaration of Independence get to southern England?
CHICHESTER, England (Reuters) – British experts will carry out tests to try to determine how a rare copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence found its way to an archive in southern England.
Amtrak to launch repairs at New York’s troubled Penn Station
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traveling through the nation’s busiest transit hub, New York’s Pennsylvania Station, will become even more cumbersome as Amtrak takes some tracks out of service for repairs after recent derailments disrupted travel for hundreds of …
Southwest Airlines says to stop overbooking flights
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it would stop overbooking its flights, a decision that comes in the wake of a worldwide backlash against larger rival United Airlines for dragging a passenger out of the plane earlier this month.
Trump’s plan to slash business taxes seen as ‘guidepost’ by congressional Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump unveiled a one-page plan on Wednesday proposing deep U.S. tax cuts, many for businesses, that would make the federal deficit balloon if enacted, drawing a cautious welcome from fiscal conservatives and fina…
Berkeley largely quiet after Ann Coulter speech cancelation
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Police at the University of California at Berkeley braced for civil unrest on Thursday in the aftermath of a canceled speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter, but the campus remained tranquil through the day while hu…
Asylum-seekers fleeing U.S. may find cold comfort in Canada’s courts
TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Migrants who applied for asylum in the United States but then fled north, fearing they would be swept up in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, may have miscalculated in viewing Canada as a safe haven….
Arkansas’s fourth execution in eight days ends death chamber flurry
GRADY, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas on Thursday executed its fourth inmate in eight days, administering a lethal injection to a man who killed two people after escaping from a prison where he had been serving a life sentence for murdering a cheerleader.
‘Tremendous’ Trump impersonator wins contest to host fake news show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A professional impressionist from Las Vegas took home first prize in a contest impersonating Donald Trump on Wednesday, earning a role hosting an online fake news comedy show.
United to offer passengers up to $10,000 to surrender seats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Thursday it would offer passengers who volunteer to forfeit their seats on overbooked flights up to $10,000 as part of the carrier’s efforts to repair the damage from the rough removal of a passenger.
Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Even if President Donald Trump wins an appeal of a court ruling blocking his executive order on sanctuary cities, arguments made by the government in the case could permanently harm its efforts to cut off wide swaths…
