Bahamas residents are fleeing Dorian’s devastation. Here’s how the US has treated migrants escaping past disasters
US rescue teams have been searching for survivors across the islands. And many Bahamas residents have fled to the United…
Watch a tornado destroy a house from a doorbell video
Jason Sawyer watched his North Carolina beach house get destroyed by a Hurricane Dorian spawned tornado through his Ring doorbell…
Bank of America’s push to turn around investment bank is bearing fruit
FILE PHOTO: A Bank Of America sign is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo…
Lloyds and Barclays hit by $4 billion insurance mis-selling claims
LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyds (LLOY.L) and Barclays (BARC.L) on Monday said a surge in late claims could see them pay…
The controversial reaction to Notre Dame's mascot picks
CNN’s Michael Smerconish discusses the controversial reaction surrounding Notre Dame’s leprechaun mascot choices with Indianapolis Star reporter Mike Berardino. Source…
Yosemite National Park visitor dies after falling from the Half Dome cables
29-year-old Danielle Burnett, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, fell over 500 feet down a rocky surface and was pronounced dead…
This 14-foot alligator may be the biggest one ever caught in Georgia
Derrick Snelson and his daughter, Shelby, were on Lake Eufaula with Lethal Guide Service, a hunting guide business, when they…
Dorian is no longer a hurricane but its winds are causing damage in Canada
The storm was a Category 1 hurricane when it passed east of Massachusetts Saturday. It then transitioned to a post-tropical…
Bahamas: For the 70,000 left homeless, the future is uncertain
“It was difficult for me to see that other people couldn’t get on the ship who probably needed to be…
Moment between boy and transit cop goes viral
A transit officer comforted a young boy with autism when he was having a tough time riding the DC Metro.…
Mountain lion known for crossing 405 killed on the same Los Angeles freeway
The mountain lion known as P-61 lived in the Santa Monica mountains near the Sepulveda Pass, Beatriz said in a…
NASA remixed an Ariana Grande song to promote its mission to put a woman on the moon
Interns for the US space agency remixed Ariana Grande’s “NASA,” and rewrote the lyrics to promote NASA’s work. “As we…
An 82-year-old man slipped past doormen in upscale buildings and stole jewelry, police say
He’s committed at least 10 burglaries that resulted in $400,000 worth of items over five years just in New York…
Pamela Anderson clashes with 'The View' hosts on Julian Assange
The former “Baywatch” actress defended Assange from co-host Meghan McCain, who called Assange a “cyberterrorist.” Anderson has visited Assange in…
He was bullied for his homemade University of Tennessee T-shirt. The school just made it an official design
Laura Snyder, his teacher at Altamonte Elementary School in Altamonte Springs, says he drew a “U.T.”, the university’s logo, on…
Searchers have found a gear bag belonging to firefighters who disappeared on a Florida fishing trip
A gear bag was found floating in the ocean Monday about 50 miles east of Jacksonville, according to the Coast…
California boat fire: The victims were trapped as flames blocked escape routes
Thirty-three bodies have been recovered after the fire consumed the 75-foot dive boat Conception off the Southern California coast early…
See capsized cargo ship stranded in St. Simons Sound
The US Coast Guard is pausing rescue operations for four missing crew members of a cargo ship that capsized off…
Golden Ray cargo ship: Four crew members are missing from vessel listing off Georgia’s coast
By the afternoon, the vessel — the 656-foot Golden Ray — was laid over on its side in St. Simons…
Stockpiles of tomatoes? UK retailers bristle at demands of no-deal Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – A British demand for supermarkets to prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food is…
Bahamas death toll rises as 70,000 are left homeless from Hurricane Dorian
The death toll, now at 43, is expected to rise drastically, officials said, as hundreds remain missing, buried under rubble…
Tropical storms brewing on both sides of the US as Dorian makes its way out
Neither storm is predicted at this time to reach land, but the hurricane center is monitoring them as they move…
Dorian makes landfall in Novia Scotia and is now classified as a post-tropical cyclone,
The post-tropical cyclone made landfall near Sambro Creek in Nova Scotia, Canada, at 7:15 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on Saturday.…
Qualcomm-Samsung axis brings 5G to the masses as Huawei struggles
SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) promised on Friday to bring 5G mobile phones to the masses with a…
Vuitton to hire more French handbag makers as Chinese sales boom
BEAULIEU-SUR-LAYON, France (Reuters) – LVMH’s (LVMH.PA) Louis Vuitton brand will hire another 1,500 manufacturing staff in France by 2022, as…
Fed’s Powell says politics play no role in interest-rate decisions
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during the “The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy” panel discussion hosted by the…
Exclusive: U.S. congressional probe finds possible lapses in Deutsche Bank controls – sources
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. congressional investigators have identified possible failures in Deutsche Bank AG’s (DBKGn.D) money laundering controls in…
Fed Chair Powell repeats vow to act ‘as appropriate’
ZURICH (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to act “as appropriate” to sustain the economic expansion in the…
Wall St. barely gains after mixed U.S. jobs data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow industrials closed slightly higher on Friday as investors digested a mixed…
U.S. states launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google
(Reuters) – Two groups of U.S. state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such…
U.S.-China trade conflict could take years to resolve: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States wants “near term” results from…
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google findings
FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its…
U.S. hiring cools; wages, hours offer silver lining
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight…
U.S. launches antitrust probe into California automaker agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the decision of four automakers in July to reach a…
EPA, DOT say California actions on auto emissions appear to be ‘unlawful’
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S.,…
Exclusive: WeWork to press on with IPO launch despite valuation concerns – sources
(Reuters) – WeWork owner The We Company plans to proceed with an investor roadshow for its initial public offering (IPO)…
Roku targets UK as smart TV platform duel with Amazon hots up
BERLIN (Reuters) – Streaming company Roku, whose software runs one in three smart TVs in the United States, is turning…
Wall St. week ahead: Another recent inversion could provide support for stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A decline in interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds below the average stock dividend yield…
Boeing suspends load test for new 777X aircraft
FILE PHOTO: Several Boeing 777X aircraft are seen in various stages of production during a media tour of the Boeing…
Albertsons Companies joins supermarkets in changing guns policy
FILE PHOTO: Customers leave an Albertsons grocery store with their purchases in Burbank, California July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (Reuters)…
Vietnam culls 4.7 million pigs as African swine fever spreads
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has culled about 4.7 million pigs to contain an outbreak of African swine fever that has…
Novartis wins FDA’s breakthrough tag for lung cancer hopeful
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
Novo Nordisk to cut insulin prices in the U.S.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk will offer cheaper insulin to U.S. diabetics, the Danish drugmaker said on Friday, in response…
Inside drugmakers’ strategy to boost cancer medicines with ‘Lazarus effect’
(Reuters) – In the halls of MD Anderson Cancer Center, the drug Vitrakvi is known for having a “Lazarus effect”…
Poll finds older adults not fully prepared for emergencies
(Reuters Health) – While most older adults say they are confident they’re ready to handle emergencies like natural disasters or…
Drugmakers file second court challenge to Canada’s new drug price rules
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical industry lobby group, along with 16 of its member companies, filed a lawsuit on…
Medical schools fall short on racial justice: student group
(Reuters Health) – At leading U.S. medical schools, education of future doctors about racism, promotion of diversity, and service of…
FDA approves Boehringer’s lung disease drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim’s Ofev capsules for a rare…
‘Extreme grooming’ not linked to STIs
(Reuters Health) – Researchers say women who frequently remove most or all of their pubic hair are no more likely…
Mental health conditions may prompt some women to have ovaries removed unnecessarily
(Reuters Health) – Certain psychiatric conditions may prompt some women to choose to have their ovaries removed even when there…
Los Angeles County resident dies of lung illness, fifth U.S. death possibly tied to vaping
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total…
Telemarketer charged in $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme pleads guilty in NJ
(Reuters) – The owner of a telemarketing company implicated in the largest component of a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud involving…
China vice premier urges hog production recovery amid swine fever
FILE PHOTO: A man disinfects a pig farm in Guangan, Sichuan province, China August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) –…
Spirit Airlines sales to take $25 million hit from Hurricane Dorian
FILE PHOTO: A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse,…
Asia shares rise on trade talks hope, firm U.S. data; safe havens sold
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm U.S. economic…
A mother teaching her teenage son to drive was killed in a road-rage shooting
With her son driving, Tracey Smith was in the passenger seat last Friday afternoon as the two made their way…
One acquittal in 36 deaths from Oakland’s Ghost Ship fire; hung jury on other defendant
Max Harris was acquitted and Derick Almena’s case ended in a hung jury. As the verdicts were read, there were…
See Hurricane Dorian's destruction as it hits the Carolinas
Residents in the Carolinas are facing a triple threat of hurricane force winds, heavy rain and storm surges as Hurricane…
The death toll in the Bahamas is likely going to soar, officials say
Officials gave the sobering outlook Thursday as the official toll climbed to 23. But they are expecting many more than…