Armed Arizona motorist fatally shoots state trooper’s attacker
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A passing motorist in Arizona fatally shot a man who had ambushed and wounded a state police officer along an interstate highway on Thursday, authorities said.
ITC gets permit for Ontario-Pennsylvania Lake Erie power line project
(Reuters) – ITC Holdings Corp said on Friday it received a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of Energy allowing its proposed Lake Erie Connector power line project between Ontario and Pennsylvania to cross the international border.
Senior VW managers warned not to travel to U.S.: sources
MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – Senior Volkswagen managers have been warned not to travel to the United States, legal and company sources told Reuters, after six current and former managers were indicted for their role in the German carmaker’s diesel test-c…
Panera Bread removes artificial ingredients from U.S. menu
(Reuters) – Bakery cafe operator Panera Bread Co said on Friday it had removed artificial ingredients from its food menu and Panera at Home products in the United States.
Explosions and fire erupt at Detroit bus terminal
(Reuters) – Firefighters battled a large blaze at a bus terminal in Detroit early on Friday morning, local media reported.
New North Dakota governor expects controversial pipeline to be built
(Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who took office last month in the height of tensions surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline, said he believed the line would eventually be built and asked opponents to clean their protest camp before sprin…
Some U.S. House Republicans doubtful ahead of vote to begin Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives moved toward a Friday vote to begin dismantling Obamacare despite anxiety among some Republicans they were rushing into a major step without knowing the budget consequences or having a firm idea …
Louisiana man pleads guilty to threatening shooting at D.C. pizzeria
(Reuters) – A Louisiana man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal charge that he threatened to carry out a shooting at a Washington D.C. pizzeria near another restaurant where days earlier a man opened fire as he investigated a fake news report, a p…
Storms ease California drought as reservoirs fill up
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Several months of wet weather have dramatically eased California’s years-long drought, replenishing reservoirs and parched aquifers and forcing state water officials to switch – at least temporarily – from managing short…
New York’s public authorities have $13,487 debt for every state resident
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State’s public authorities including the Dormitory Authority, the Empire State Development Corp and the Thruway Authority have $267 billion of total debt outstanding, or $13,487 for every resident, the state’s chief fiscal…
