Mexico worried by U.S. plan to separate mothers and kids: foreign ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is concerned by a U.S. government proposal to separate migrant mothers and children at the southern U.S. border, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, while recognizing that at this stage it was only a possibili…
U.S. judge rules against tribes seeking to stop Dakota pipeline
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled against Native American tribes seeking to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline as their legal options narrow weeks before oil is set to flow on the project.
U.S. Senate Democrats make Trump tax returns a national security issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats, seeking to capitalize on growing revelations about the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, urged a top Republican lawmaker on Tuesday to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns as a matter of nationa…
WikiLeaks says it releases files on CIA cyber spying tools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks on Tuesday published what it said were thousands of pages of internal CIA discussions about hacking techniques used over several years, renewing concerns about the security of consumer electronics an…
Texas wildfires kill four, blazes also hit nearby states
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A cluster of late-winter prairie fires in the Texas Panhandle has killed four people, including three ranch hands racing to herd livestock to safety, while scorching hundreds of thousands of acres of grasslands, officials said…
New bomb threats made against Jewish centers across U.S., Canada
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new round of bomb threats against Jewish community centers across the United States and in Canada forced lockdowns and evacuations on Tuesday, and all 100 U.S. senators asked the federal government to help them enhance security.
Trump says he is working on plan to bring down drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is developing a plan that will encourage competition in the drug industry and bring down prices for medicines, as the House of Representatives leadership unveiled a new health care plan.
U.S. reports low pathogenic bird flu outbreak in Wisconsin: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States reported an outbreak of avian flu on a farm in Wisconsin, the second in the country in less than a week although the virus found this time is considered less virulent, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) s…
Texas to execute man convicted of taking money to murder woman
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is set to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of accepting $2,000 to murder a woman from the victim’s husband and her brother-in-law, who were looking to collect $400,000 from life insurance policies they took out on her….
Colorado wildfire burns 30,000 acres, destroys homes
DENVER (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire erupted on the eastern plains of Colorado on Monday, scorching 30,000 acres of grassland, prompting the temporary evacuation of a small farming town and destroying at least three homes, emergency officials said…
