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Monday, July 10, 2017

Trump's healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the U.S. Senate remained divided over how to curb the costs of their proposed healthcare bill and prevent millions from losing coverage.

New York commuters enter 'summer of hell' with trepidation

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Commuters, including tourists and financiers, had their first taste of the "summer of hell" on Monday, facing extended delays as repair work began on railway lines into New York City's Pennsylvania Station, the busiest passenger train hub for the business capital of the United States.

Klan members rally against removal of General Lee statue in Virginia

(Reuters) - A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members and supporters shouted "white power" at a rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia where they protested against a city council decision to remove a statute honoring Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Gunmen kill one, wound eight at Ohio maternity party

(Reuters) - Two gunmen killed a woman at an Ohio maternity party and wounded eight others, including children and a pregnant woman who lost her fetus in the melee, local media reported on Sunday.

Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways see U.S. laptop ban lifted

DUBAI (Reuters) - Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways are the latest Middle East carriers to be exempted from an in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights to the United States.

Big financial woes linger in Illinois' new budget

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois' first budget after two years is filled with partial outlines to address its debt-ridden pension system and unpaid bill backlog -- signs that political fighting and the fiscal mess in the nation's fifth-largest state are far from over.

Power restored to thousands in Los Angeles after fire

(Reuters) - Power was restored to tens of thousands of residents in Los Angeles on Sunday after a fire damaged an electricity receiving station during a heat wave the previous day, authorities said.

Wildfire in California canyons spreads overnight

(Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire burned overnight through thousands more acres of steep terrain near California's central coast, officials said on Sunday, as high temperatures and parched vegetation fueled dozens of blazes in the U.S. West and Southwest.

U.S. appeals court denies Hawaii bid to narrow Trump travel ban

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected Hawaii's request to issue an emergency order blocking parts of President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban while the state sought clarification over what groups of people would be barred from travel.

Facebook to build housing in Silicon Valley for first time

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The shortage of housing in California's Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc on Friday proposed taking homebuilding into its own hands for the first time with a plan to construct 1,500 units near its headquarters.