U.S. justices reject Gorsuch in win for disabled student
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected legal reasoning used by President Donald Trump’s high court nominee Neil Gorsuch in his role as an appellate judge, ruling in favor of an autistic student who said he was denied an ade…
Trump fights for support ahead of U.S. healthcare vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders appeared on Wednesday to be losing the battle to get enough support in the House of Representatives to pass their Obamacare rollback bill, watched by wary investors…
Puerto Rico governor grilled on timetable for PREPA deal
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Wednesday told a Congressional committee the island’s debt-laden power utility, PREPA, could undergo an in-court restructuring process akin to U.S. bankruptcy “if a [consensual] deal is not able to be executed.”
Tight supply, higher prices weigh on U.S. home sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home resales fell more than expected in February amid a persistent shortage of houses on the market that is pushing up prices and sidelining prospective buyers.
Pharmacist guilty of fraud, not murder, in U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – The co-founder of a now-defunct Massachusetts compounding pharmacy was found guilty of racketeering and fraud but cleared of murder on Wednesday for his role in a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people across the United State…
One in three U.S. Muslims fear for safety in Trump presidency: poll
(Reuters) – More than one in three U.S. Muslims fear they could be targeted by white supremacist groups following President Donald Trump’s election and 42 percent say their children have been bullied in school because of their faith, a survey found.
Severe storm kills one as it sweeps northern Georgia
(Reuters) – Strong winds, quarter-sized hail and lightning ripped through towns in northern Georgia, killing one man and leaving several cities with severe damage and power outages on Wednesday, local media and officials said.
Exclusive: Lead poisoning afflicts neighborhoods across California
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of California communities have experienced recent rates of childhood lead poisoning that surpass those of Flint, Michigan, with one Fresno locale showing rates nearly three times higher, blood testing data obtained by Reuter…
U.S. farm heartland lobbies to steer Trump away from Mexico trade war
GARNER, Iowa/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Farmers in the U.S. agricultural heartland that helped elect Donald Trump are now pushing his administration to avoid a trade dispute with Mexico, fearing retaliatory tariffs that could hit over $3 billion in U.S. e…
Chuck Barris, ‘The Gong Show’ host, dies at 87
(Reuters) – Chuck Barris, who tapped into Americans’ hunger to be on television by creating game shows such as “The Dating Game,” “The Newlywed Game” and his showcase for the acutely untalented, “The Gong Show,” died on Tuesday, media outlets reported.
