Thanksgiving cheer for consumers as turkey, ham prices fall
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. consumers can expect to spend less on their traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys and hams this year as supplies of both have rebounded from outbreaks of avian flu and a pig virus that hit production.
Claims of votes by the dead, felons cloud North Carolina governor race
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s gubernatorial race was undecided 10 days after the Nov. 8 vote and new allegations by the Republican incumbent’s campaign about felons and dead people casting ballots could leave the outcome in limbo for…
First blizzard of U.S. season moves into upper Midwest
(Reuters) – The season’s first major winter storm in the continental United States swept the northern Plains with heavy snow and high winds on Friday, creating blizzard conditions in parts of South Dakota and Minnesota.
Ex-JPMorgan executive who fled to Argentina pleads guilty in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive who spent eight years on the run in Argentina pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. charges that he embezzled $5.4 million from clients at the bank and at a prior employer, UBS AG.
Most Americans back ‘just the facts’ news stories: Pew survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans want the media to present facts in news stories without adding interpretation, a Pew Research Center survey said on Friday amid a debate in the media about its role in covering Donald Trump’s unconventional preside…
Ex-guard, two others plead guilty in Maryland prison drugs case
(Reuters) – A former prison guard and two others pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges stemming from a sweeping investigation into drug trafficking at Maryland’s biggest prison, prosecutors said on Friday.
U.S. probing whether post-election incidents are hate crimes
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether recent reports of intimidation and harassment, including in schools and at churches, violate federal hate crime and other civil rights laws, following a divisive presi…
U.S. jury to deliberate in drug trial of nephews of Venezuelan first lady
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury deliberations were to begin on Friday in the U.S. trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady accused of trying to engineer a multi million-dollar drug deal to obtain the cash to help their family stay in power.
Puerto Rico oversight board hopes to certify fiscal plan by end-Jan
(Reuters) – The federal board overseeing Puerto Rico’s financial restructuring on Friday set a target date of Jan. 31, 2017 to certify a fiscal turnaround plan for the U.S. territory, and heard from bondholders and industry leaders about the merits of …
Americans want Trump to focus on healthcare first
(This version of the story was corrected to remove reference to Obamacare in first paragraph)
