U.S. infrastructure gets D-plus grade in civil engineers’ report card, again
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. infrastructure was given a near-failing grade of D-plus by an engineering association on Thursday, a repeat of a rating that could give momentum to President Donald Trump’s vow of a $1 trillion investment to rebuild…
U.S. Senate leader McConnell says U.S. will raise debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not default on its debt and will raise its debt limit in some fashion, U.S. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday in an interview with Politico.
White House pledges to bring American Levinson back from Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House marked the 10th anniversary on Thursday of the disappearance of American Robert Levinson in Iran with a pledge to bring him back to the United States.
EPA chief unconvinced on CO2 link to global warming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday he is not convinced that carbon dioxide from human activity is the main driver of climate change and said he wants Congress to weigh in on whether CO2 is a harm…
Special Report : Aircraft carriers, championed by Trump, are vulnerable to attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last week, President Donald J. Trump chose the deck of the newest U.S. aircraft carrier, the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford, for a speech extolling his planned boost in military spending.
Republican U.S. health plan clears first hurdles, fate uncertain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican plan backed by President Donald Trump to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system cleared its first hurdles in Congress on Thursday, but its chances for passage looked uncertain and top Republicans scrambled to bring di…
Two victims of Marines nude photo-sharing network come forward
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two women from the U.S. Marine Corps, one still on active duty, came forward on Wednesday as victims of a clandestine all-male social media network of military personnel and veterans under investigation for sharing nude photos o…
Uber works to mend relationship with regulators
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc is working to mend its relationship with regulators as pressure mounts for the company to improve its business practices and temper Chief Executive Travis Kalanick’s aggressive leadership style.
Emergency-911 service restored for AT&T mobile customers in U.S.: company
(Reuters) – The second biggest U.S. wireless carrier AT&T said its mobile phone service to 911 emergency dispatchers was restored on Wednesday evening after what public safety agencies called a nationwide outage affecting the company’s cell phone customers.
U.S. says illegal immigration from Mexico declined last month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States from Mexico declined by 40 percent from January to February, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Wednesday.
