Special Report: Flawed CDC report left Indiana children vulnerable to lead poisoning
EAST CHICAGO, Indiana (Reuters) – In this industrial northwest Indiana city, hundreds of families who live in a gated public housing community with prim lawns and a new elementary school next door are searching for new homes. Their own places have been…
Caesars strikes deal to end main unit’s bankruptcy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Caesars Entertainment Corp has struck a deal with most of its operating unit’s creditors, resolving billions of dollars in legal claims and paving the subsidiary’s way out of a costly bankruptcy, the casino company said on Tuesday.
Explosion kills firefighter, injures 10 at Bronx, N.Y. home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One firefighter was killed and 10 people were injured after an explosion ripped through a home in the New York City borough of the Bronx on Tuesday, the fire department said.
Eighteen U.S. states asked for help to secure voter systems: secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a Senate panel on Tuesday that 18 U.S. states have asked his agency for help in order to secure their voting systems from cyber hacks ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
U.S. appeals court blocks Pennsylvania hospital merger
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked the proposed merger of the two largest hospital systems in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area.
Obama power plant rules face key test in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s climate change strategy, federal rules curbing greenhouse gas emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, faces a key test on Tuesday when opponents try to convince a U.S. appeals co…
Iowa city braces for floods as river expected to crest
(Reuters) – The waters of the Cedar River are expected on Tuesday to hit their highest level in nearly a decade, putting strain on a sprawling network of flood barricades in Iowa’s second-largest city of Cedar Rapids.
Charlotte protesters demand mayor’s resignation over black man’s slaying
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters took their fight for racial equality in policing to the heart of Charlotte’s power structure on Monday, demanding the resignations of the mayor, police chief, and lawmakers in the wake of the police slay…
ACLU defending New York bombing suspect, calls lawyer delays ‘disturbing’
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday it will temporarily provide legal counsel for the man suspected of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City that injured 31 people earlier this month, as concern builds over the suspe…
Washington state mall shooter had no militant contact: source
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (Reuters) – There is no evidence showing that a man charged with five counts of first-degree murder after confessing to a shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Washington state over the weekend had contact with any known Islamic mi…
