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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Hurricane Irma batters Caribbean as Florida braces for weekend landfall

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Monster Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, packing a potentially catastrophic mix of pounding winds, raging surf and rain en route to a possible Florida landfall this weekend.

New York to file lawsuit protecting DACA beneficiaries

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's decision to end protections and benefits for young people who were brought into the United States illegally as children faces a legal challenge from New York and other states.

Kentucky trial could make state first in U.S. with no abortion clinic

(Reuters) - Kentucky's "unapologetically pro-life" governor and the state's last abortion clinic will square off on Wednesday in a federal courtroom in a case that could make it the first U.S. state without an abortion provider.

'Dreamer' issue adds to packed U.S. congressional agenda

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress, back from vacation on Tuesday, already had its plate full with urgent fiscal and disaster relief issues when President Donald Trump saddled it with deciding the fate of people brought illegally to the United States as children.

U.S. appeals court says Texas can implement voter ID law

(Reuters) - The state of Texas won at least a temporary victory on Tuesday in its bid to implement a controversial voter identification law when a federal appeals court stayed a ruling by a U.S. district court judge that barred its enforcement.

Baylor University reaches settlement in Texas gang rape lawsuit

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Baylor University has reached a settlement with a former student who said she was a victim of gang rape by football players at the world's largest Baptist university, the school and a lawyer for the woman said on Tuesday.

Houston quickens pace of Harvey recovery as new storm threatens U.S.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston area residents picked up the pace of their recovery from Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday, jamming roads as they returned to offices and schools to help get the nation's fourth largest city and its vital shipping and oil industries back on track.

Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala urge protections for U.S. 'Dreamers'

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and Central American countries they will lobby U.S. lawmakers to protect young illegal immigrants who saw their lives thrown into limbo on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would end a program that shields them from deportation.

Wal-Mart starts holiday layaway program amid slow toy sales

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has begun its holiday layaway program as it hopes to cash-in early on demand for gifts like toys, which saw slower sales growth industry-wide last December and has struggled to pick up so far this year.

FBI says witnesses in U.S. probe into Malaysia's 1MDB fear for safety

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Potential witnesses to the multi-billion dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) are afraid to speak with U.S. investigators as they fear for their safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says.