U.S. resumes scheduled passenger flights to Cuba after more than 50 years
By Jeffrey DastinSANTA CLARA, Cuba (Reuters) - The first scheduled commercial passenger flight from the United States to Cuba in more than half a century landed on Wednesday, opening another chapter in...
View ArticleTropical Storm Hermine approaches Florida, Hawaii on watch
By Letitia SteinTAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A tropical storm developing in the Gulf of Mexico could produce near hurricane-force winds by the time it makes landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane...
View ArticleNovartis bid to sell new biosimilar crimped by U.S. court battles
By John MillerZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis has won U.S. approval for a copy of Amgen's blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, but the Swiss drugmaker's bid to muscle in on the medicine's $4.7 billion in...
View ArticleTakata parts involved in blast were shipped properly: NTSB
By Bernie Woodall(Reuters) - An initial check showed that Takata Corp <7312.T> air bag parts and material involved in a deadly explosion in a truck in Texas last week were being shipped properly,...
View ArticleU.S. court voids $655 million verdict against PLO over Israel attacks
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $655.5 million verdict against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages...
View ArticleObama highlights climate progress at home before journey overseas
By Roberta RamptonLAKE TAHOE, Nev. (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that preserving natural places would help the world adapt to warming temperatures as he began a 10-day trip...
View ArticleDeputies okay new contract
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Unlike their city counterparts, Minnehaha County Sheriff's deputies agreed to a new contract that gives them a two percent increase next year and a one percent hike to...
View ArticleAmtrak gets partial victory in U.S. appeal over Sandy insurance
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Amtrak secured a partial U.S. appellate court win on Wednesday in its efforts to recoup insurance coverage after the railroad service sustained more than $1 billion...
View ArticleVirginia Republicans seek to block governor's voting rights restoration
By Ian Simpson(Reuters) - Virginia Republican leaders said they will file a contempt motion on Wednesday against Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe over his efforts to restore voting rights to about...
View ArticleSome U.S. Agriculture Dept offices reopen with increased security
By Timothy Mclaughlin and P.J. Huffstutter(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which had closed some offices after receiving anonymous email threats, said it reopened most with increased...
View ArticleU.S. urges North Korea to pardon and release American prisoner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday urged North Korea to pardon and release on humanitarian grounds an American student serving a sentence of 15 years of hard labor.State Department...
View ArticleJudge tosses lawsuit seeking Illinois bill payment
By Karen Pierog and Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Illinois by a coalition of social services providers trying to force the state to pay more...
View ArticleEx-Air China worker charged by U.S. for smuggling for Chinese military
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - An ex-Air China Ltd employee was indicted on Wednesday for smuggling packages onto flights from New York to China on behalf of Chinese military personnel stationed...
View ArticleGeorgia grand jury charges white ex-policeman with murdering black man
By David BeasleyATLANTA (Reuters) - A white former Atlanta police officer was indicted for murder and other charges by a grand jury on Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in June,...
View ArticleFive dead after two planes collide mid-air in Alaska
By Eric M. JohnsonSEATTLE (Reuters) - Two small planes collided in mid-air over southwest Alaska on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard both aircraft, authorities said.The crash occurred around...
View ArticlePennsylvania man suspected of killing wife after escaping house arrest
By Joseph Ax(Reuters) - Kevin Ewing was supposed to be under house arrest on Tuesday, after he was charged last month with holding his wife hostage for two weeks, brutalizing her and threatening to...
View ArticleLawyers for Texas 'affluenza' teen seek his release from jail
By Marice RichterFORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - Lawyers for the Texas "affluenza" teenager who killed four people while driving drunk are seeking to have him released from a two-year jail term, arguing...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court rules medical pot cardholders can be denied guns
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld federal regulations that prevented a woman with a medical marijuana card from buying a firearm in Nevada, in a ruling that...
View ArticleTwo American climbers missing in northern Pakistan: Alpine Club
By Syed Raza HassanKARACHI (Reuters) - Two American climbers have gone missing in Pakistan while attempting to climb a mountain, and bad weather was preventing a rescue, the Alpine Club of Pakistan...
View ArticleHermine strengthens into hurricane, barrels toward Florida coast
By Letitia SteinTAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Winds from strengthening Hurricane Hermine lashed at Florida's northern Gulf Coast late on Thursday, forcing residents to evacuate some coastal areas and stock...
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