New York’s MTA may have to increase debt in LIRR pay deal: Moody’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meeting wage demands of Long Island Rail Road workers threatening to strike over a pay dispute may mean New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will have to issue more debt to cover capital investment costs, according to r…
Federal judge affirms Detroit’s access to casino revenue
(Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge on Friday ruled that bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc cannot block bankrupt Detroit’s access to casino tax revenue.
More Americans succumb to World Cup fever: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States may not yet be in love with football, but more Americans became fans as the World Cup in Brazil progressed, according to an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Wind-swept wildfire chars 18,000 acres in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state firefighters were battling a wind-swept wildfire on Friday that raged over steep terrain, damaged property and forced evacuations and road closures, officials said.
Obama administration warns money low to deal with migrant crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration warned lawmakers on Thursday that U.S. border control agencies would run out of money and migrant children would run out of beds if Congress did not approve $3.7 billion in funds to address an influx of p…
Sinaloa drug cartel leader ‘Chino Antrax’ extradited to California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A suspected high-level Sinaloa drug cartel operative known as “Chino Antrax” was extradited on Thursday from the Netherlands to the United States, where he faces charges related to drug smuggling, the Justice Department said.
Taliban sympathizer posts pictures of smiling Bowe Bergdahl
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, appeared smiling alongside a commander from the militant Haqqani network in a photo posted on a Twitter account by a supporter of the Afghan Taliban.
Measles cases hit 18-year high in Washington state
(Reuters) – Washington state health officials reported on Thursday the highest number of measles cases since 1996 and urged residents to seek vaccinations against the preventable disease during the state’s third outbreak of the virus this year.
Georgia man charged with murder in son’s car-seat death fired from job
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta man jailed on charges he murdered his 22-month-old son by intentionally leaving the child strapped in an overheated car to die has been fired from his job at Home Depot Inc, the company said Thursday.
U.S. defense chief voices confidence in grounded F-35 fleet
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told military fliers on Thursday the stealthy F-35 attack plane had “issues” but was still “the future for our fighter aircraft” despite a fire that grounded the fleet and jeopardized its international debut in Britain. In a visit to the Florida base where the blaze occurred in late June, Hagel spoke with F-35 pilots and maintenance workers about the Lockheed Martin aircraft but was not able to say whether the planes wou
