Powerful storm front that killed 16 threatens eastern United States
(Reuters) – A powerful storm system bore down on the eastern United States on Monday after spawning tornadoes and torrential rains that killed at least 16 people and shut down hundreds of roads over the weekend, forecasters said.
Afghans who helped U.S. forces get more visas under funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An extra 2,500 visas for Afghans who assisted American forces during the war in their country will be granted under the $1 trillion U.S. government funding deal reached on Sunday, preserving a program that had been at risk of shu…
Trump questions why U.S. Civil War had to happen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has shown a fascination with populist 19th-century U.S. president Andrew Jackson since he has occupied the Oval Office, hanging “Old Hickory’s” portrait in the Oval Office, visiting his plantation in Tennessee and pl…
U.S. Congress secures health benefits for coal miners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government and coal companies will be required to pay out healthcare to retired coal miners, guaranteeing benefits to workers even as coal companies face bankruptcy, after Congress on Sunday reached a fiscal spending agr…
N.Y. zoo names giraffe calf Tajiri for ‘hope’ but means ‘rich’
Tajiri was picked as the winner of a naming contest for a baby giraffe whose long anticipated birth, hooves first, was watched online last month by millions tuning into his mother April’s pen at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York.
Federal spending plan reimburses New York City for Trump security
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal spending agreement reached late on Sunday will reimburse New York City for money spent securing U.S. President Donald Trump and his family at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Fox News reporter says she was shunned over article about health condition
(Reuters) – A Fox News contributor said in a lawsuit filed on Monday that she was taken off the air after writing an article about a medical condition that would likely leave her infertile, in the latest in a series of discrimination claims against the…
U.S. appeals court won’t rehear ‘net neutrality’ challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday declined to rehear a challenge to the Obama administration’s landmark “net neutrality” rules requiring internet providers to guarantee equal access to all websites.
U.S. top court says cities can sue over predatory lending but sets high bar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that cities may sue banks over predatory mortgage lending to minorities that harms municipal finances, but cast doubt on whether such cases can succeed by throwing out a lower court decision…
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Venezuela over oil rigs claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a lower court’s ruling that had allowed an American oil drilling company to sue Venezuela over the seizure of 11 drilling rigs in 2010 but allowed the business another chance to press i…
