Minnesota will still engage with Cuba despite Trump setback
HAVANA (Reuters) – Minnesota’s government and businesses will continue to engage with Cuba in the areas they can, like agricultural trade, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s partial rollback of the detente, Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith said on Thu…
‘I don’t want you to get shooted’: daughter of slain Minnesota man’s girlfriend
(Reuters) – The young daughter of a woman whose boyfriend was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer last year can be heard pleading with her mother to be quiet and cooperate with police, saying “I don’t want you to get shooted,” newly released vid…
Catholic Church in Brooklyn to compensate sexual abuse victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church in the New York City borough of Brooklyn has set up a compensation program for victims of sexual abuse by its clergy, the Diocese of Brooklyn said on Thursday.
Pew U.S. survey finds agreement on some gun-control proposals
(Reuters) – More than 80 percent of Americans want to limit firearms access for people with mental illness and require background checks at gun shows and in private sales, according to a Pew Research Center survey released on Thursday.
U.S. lawmakers propose boost in Capitol Police funding after shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are proposing an increase in funding for the Capitol Police after a gunman opened fire earlier this month on Republican members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game.
U.S. top court sets higher bar for stripping citizenship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court handed a setback to the Trump administration on Thursday by making it harder for the government to strip immigrants of U.S. citizenship in a case involving an ethnic Serb woman who lied about her husband’s milit…
Ford expands Chariot shuttle service to Seattle
Ford agreed to buy San Francisco-based Chariot last year to expand beyond auto manufacturing and take another step toward becoming a mobility company.
Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill, but fate uncertain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would replace Obamacare with a plan that scales back aid to the poor and kills a tax on the wealthy, but the bill’s fate was quickly thrown into question as several se…
Mourners remember U.S. student held prisoner by North Korea
WYOMING, Ohio (Reuters) – Thousands of friends and family members gathered in suburban Cincinnati on Thursday to say goodbye to an American student who died days after returning to the United States in a coma following 17 months in captivity in North K…
Tropical depression brings flooding to U.S. Gulf Coast states
(Reuters) – A tropical depression formerly known as Tropical Storm Cindy caused flooding on Thursday in several U.S. southeastern states, spawned a tornado that injured four people in Alabama, and cut 16 percent of Gulf of Mexico oil production.
