U.S. to carry out first ICBM intercept test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will test an existing missile defense system to try to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) next week, U.S. officials said on Friday, at a time when North Korea is trying to develop one.
Fingers crossed! Washington zoo hopes to get panda pregnant again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Zoo officials in Washington hope they can get lucky again with female giant panda Mei Xiang.
Hillary Clinton attacks proposed Trump budget cuts as ‘cruelty’
WELLESLEY, Mass. (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton assailed the man who beat her to the White House, slamming as “unimaginable cruelty” President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next decade in a speech on Friday.
Woman awarded $95.6 million in Philadelphia building collapse settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Ukrainian immigrant who underwent amputations after a Philadelphia building collapsed on her was awarded $95.6 million as part of a settlement for victims of the 2013 disaster that killed seven people and injured 12 others, her a…
Turkish NBA star tweets ‘you can’t catch me’ at arrest warrant report
ANKARA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Enes Kanter, the Turkish NBA star whose home country has revoked his passport, on Friday expressed disdain on social media at reports that Turkey’s government had issued a warrant for his arrest.
U.S. home prices to rise at a strong pace on tight supply: Reuters poll
(Reuters) – U.S. home prices look poised to rise at a robust pace over the next few years, mainly because of a chronic shortage of houses and steady demand, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
American service member dies in northern Syria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member died after being hurt when a vehicle rolled over in northern Syria, the U.S. military said on Friday.
U.S. college teaches veterans to heal each others’ mental wounds
NEWTON, Mass. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Army Specialist Tara Barney will never forget the 2013 night when a fellow soldier cried as he described holding a dying friend in his arms, a wartime memory he had not shared with anyone.
Colorado oil tank fire kills one, injures three
DENVER (Reuters) – A blaze engulfed a Colorado oil tank battery on Thursday, killing one worker and injuring three, authorities said.
U.S. fossil fuel groups pull out of climate change court case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three fossil fuel industry groups dropped their attempt to intervene in a court case over climate change this week after failing to reach an agreement on a unified legal position on climate science, court filings show.
