Trump tours flooded Louisiana, Obama to visit next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate toured flood-damaged Louisiana on Friday, despite the Democratic state governor’s urging not to make political stops in areas affected by recent deadl…
New York nabs global property crown from London on Brexit fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York has knocked off London as the world’s premier city for foreign investment in commercial real estate due to fears the vote to leave the European Union would diminish the British capital’s appeal as a global financial center…
Man whose death sparked Milwaukee riots was shot in chest and arm
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The African-American man whose shooting death by police over the weekend sparked riots in Milwaukee was shot once in the chest and once in the right arm, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office said on Friday.
Obama to tour flood damage in Baton Rouge on Tuesday: White House
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will get a first-hand look at the damage done by floods to Baton Rouge on Tuesday and talk to local officials about what more the federal government can do to assist people as they rebuild their commu…
Family of black golf legend Sifford sentenced for stealing over $1 million
(Reuters) – The son and former daughter-in-law of the first African-American golfer on the PGA Tour have been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $1 million belonging to the legend of the game, Charles Sifford, Ohio officials said on Friday.
Death toll in Maryland apartment building fire rises to seven
(Reuters) – Seven bodies have now been discovered in a Washington, D.C., suburb where a natural gas explosion and fire tore through an apartment complex just over two weeks ago, authorities said on Friday.
Teen, two high school coaches dead in Oregon murder-suicide
(Reuters) – Two volunteer high school wrestling coaches and a 14-year-old who was about to start high school were killed, and a woman was injured, in an apparent murder-suicide in the eastern Oregon town of Hermiston, the police chief said on Friday.
U.S. astronauts prepare station for commercial space taxis
(Reuters) – Two NASA astronauts left the International Space Station on Friday for a 6-1/2-hour spacewalk to install a parking spot for upcoming commercial space taxis, which will end U.S. reliance on Russia for rides to the orbiting outpost.
Marathon Texas refinery employee overcome by fumes, hospitalized
HOUSTON (Reuters) – An employee of Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas was taken to a hospital in Galveston, Texas on Friday for exposure to chemical fumes, a company spokesman said.
Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to taxis
(Reuters) – Massachusetts is preparing to levy a 5-cent fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and spend the money on the traditional taxi industry, a subsidy that appears to be the first of its kind in the United States.
