U.S. to meet target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will meet its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year a month ahead of schedule and is working with Congress to increase the target by a few thousand in 2018, the White House said on Mon…
Congressional leaders ask for more time to study new fuel rules
DETROIT (Reuters) – Three Congressional leaders on Monday asked top federal environmental and safety officials to extend by 60 days the public comment period on new vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards.
Truck carrying Takata air bag materials explodes in Texas, killing one
(Reuters) – A truck transporting Takata Corp air bag propellant material at the center of a global recall crashed and exploded in Texas last week, killing one woman and injuring four other people, the auto parts supplier said on Monday.
Oreo cookie maker Mondelez abandons bid for Hershey
(Reuters) – Mondelez International Inc said it was “no longer pursuing” the acquisition of Hershey Co, a month after the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office unveiled the terms of a reform deal with the trust that controls Hershey.
U.S. to review use of private immigration prisons, shares slide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will study whether to discontinue using privately run detention centers, which the Justice Department recently called unsafe, for migrants and shares of private prison operators fell on Mo…
U.S. traffic deaths rose 7.2 percent in 2015: Transportation Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last year 35,092 people died in traffic crashes in the United States, a 7.2 percent year-on-year increase that runs counter to a five-decade trend of declining fatalities, the U.S. Transportation Department said.
New York Yankees baseball team to refinance $1 billion of stadium debt
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees team is seeking to sell $1.04 billion of tax-exempt revenue bonds to refinance debt it issued to build its new stadium in the Bronx.
Colorado’s anti-fracking measures fail to qualify for ballot
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Environmental groups have failed to gather enough signatures to put two measures on Colorado’s ballot in November that aim to curb fracking and oil and gas work, the state said on Monday.
Massachusetts man charged with stockpiling arms mulled attack-prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) – A suburban Boston man who was arrested over the weekend illegally stockpiled weapons in violation of a court order and had mulled attacking a police station or a mosque, according to federal prosecutors.
Judge dismisses Citizens United challenge to New York donor rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which Citizens United sought to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from enforcing rules requiring the conservative group to disclose more information about its donors….
