Miami baseball star Fernandez responsible for deadly boat crash: report
MIAMI (Reuters) – Miami baseball star Jose Fernandez was to blame for a boat crash that killed him and two passengers last year, Florida officials said on Thursday, finding that his reckless and impaired driving led the vessel to slam into a rock jetty…
McDonald’s deletes Trump tweet, says Twitter account compromised
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp quickly deleted a tweet sent from the company’s handle slamming U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday and said its official Twitter account had been compromised.
Tennessee finds bird flu at second farm that supplies Tyson Foods
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A form of bird flu that is highly lethal for poultry has infected a second commercial chicken flock in Tennessee that supplies Tyson Foods Inc, the company and the state’s agriculture department said on Thursday.
Judge orders Volkswagen executive held until trial in emissions case
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday ordered that a Volkswagen AG executive charged in the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal be detained until his trial set for January 2018.
Oklahoma lawmaker, found with boy in motel, charged with prostitution
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma Republican state senator who campaigned as a champion of family values was booked on felony prostitution charges on Thursday after police found him in a motel room with a teenage boy and drugs, court documents showed.
Ryan says Trump playing constructive role on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that President Donald Trump is playing a constructive role in new health care legislation and helping bridge differences among congressional Republicans.
No charges for New York mayor in fundraising probes: prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal and state prosecutors said on Thursday they would not bring criminal charges against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio or his aides in two simultaneous year-long investigations into his fundraising practices.
Republican healthcare overhaul clears another House hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican healthcare overhaul backed by President Donald Trump narrowly cleared another hurdle in the House of Representatives on Thursday as the Budget Committee approved it despite defections from three disgruntled conserv…
Hyundai recalling nearly 1 million Sonata cars in U.S.: regulator
DETROIT (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co will recall about 978,000 Sonata cars in the United States because of a seat belt glitch that has led to one minor injury, according to a report filed on Thursday by the South Korean automaker with U.S. regulators.
Trump puts the skinny in his ‘skinny budget’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It’s not unusual for a newly minted White House to present what’s known as a “skinny budget,” a wish list of spending requests for Congress and some basic economic projections.
