U.S. Labor Dept nominee Puzder withdraws, in blow to Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a blow to President Donald Trump as he tries to assemble his administration, his nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration on Wednesday amid concerns that he could not garner enough Senat…
Woman in Fox sexual harassment case receives subpoena: lawyer
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have subpoenaed one of the women who claims she was sexually harassed by former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, and compelled her to testify before a federal grand jury, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Robert Durst of ‘The Jinx’ sees old friend testify in murder case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Robert Durst, the real estate scion tied to several slayings explored in HBO’s series “The Jinx,” faced an old friend on Wednesday who testified in Los Angeles that before Durst’s wife disappeared in 1982 she told him she was af…
Trump blasts ‘criminal’ leaks by intelligence agencies, calls Flynn ‘wonderful’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed what he said were illegal and “criminal” leaks from U.S. intelligence agencies in the controversy over contacts with Russian officials that forced his national security adviser Mi…
U.S. says arrest of Mexican immigrant part of existing policy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities on Wednesday said the arrest of a Mexican man who had permission to work in the country was consistent with a years-long policy to target threats to public safety.
Illinois governor raises prospect of tax hike in budget speech
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said on Wednesday he will entertain tax measures to address the state’s deep financial woes but continued to tie his possible support to the legislature agreeing to measures he thinks will spur economi…
Trump administration proposes stricter Obamacare rules
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed changes to the Obamacare individual insurance market that insurers welcomed as a good start but that raised the possibility of higher out-of-pocket cost for consumers.
U.S. healthcare costs to escalate over next decade: government agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The cost of medical care in the United States is expected to grow at a faster clip over the next decade and overall health spending growth will outpace that of the gross domestic product, a U.S. government health agency said on W…
Diseased rat urine kills New Yorker in outbreak of rare illness
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Diseased rat urine has killed at least one person and sickened two others in New York City in an outbreak of a rarely seen infection, prompting calls from city officials on Wednesday for a renewed effort to cull the rodent populati…
Evacuees from California dam allowed home even as storms near
OROVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the United States can now return home after state crews working around the clock reinforced a drainage channel that was weakened by heavy rai…
