Racist violence threat keeps Charlottesville schools closed
(Reuters) – Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia, remained closed for a second consecutive day on Friday as police investigated a threat (More…)
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Amid U.S. Midwest flooding, residents in Missouri, Kansas rush to fill sandbags
By Karen Dillon
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Floodwaters that devastated swaths of Nebraska and Iowa rolled downstream along America’s (More...)
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The Federal Reserve is prodding Americans to buy more on credit
By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s decisive statement this week that interest rates are unlikely to rise (More…)
U.S. House to vote to reinstate net neutrality rules in April
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote in April on a bill to (More…)
U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods
By Humeyra Pamuk, P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek
WINSLOW, Neb./CHICAGO (Reuters) – Midwestern farmers have been gambling they could ride (More…)
FBI not properly assessing potential U.S. maritime terrorism threats: report
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is not taking appropriate steps to review and (More…)
Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s Republican governor signed one of America’s strictest abortion bills on Thursday banning women from obtaining an abortion (More…)
Pompeo, in first, accompanies Israeli PM to Jerusalem’s Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accompanied Israel’s prime minister on a visit to the Western Wall (More…)
Trump says time for U.S. to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was time to back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan (More…)
Missouri River towns face deluge as floods move downstream
By Humeyra Pamuk
VALLEY, Neb. (Reuters) – A string of small Missouri towns prepared for the next deluge along the (More…)
Houston suburbs order residents indoors, close schools after chemical plant fire
By Brendan O’Brien
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Residents of two Houston-area cities were told to stay indoors and schools in six (More…)
