Britain’s Prime Minster Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls October 16, 2017 By Andrew MacAskill and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to offer new concessions to Brussels over the terms of Britain’s divorce from the European […]
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ECB ‘confident’ new global bank rules will be agreed this year
File Photo – European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger attends at a news conference at the ECB in Frankfurt October 26, 2014. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski October 16, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A top European Central Bank supervisor said on Monday she was confident that new global banking rules […]
State expecting hundreds of applications for hay-hauling aid
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Agriculture Department is expecting hundreds of applications over the next three weeks from drought-stricken ranchers seeking money to help pay the cost of hauling in hay to maintain their herds through the winter. Continue Reading Below With hay in short supply, the department also is […]
The Latest: Malloy’s 4th budget plan receives tepid reviews
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Latest on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s latest revised budget proposal and legislative budget talks. (all times local): Continue Reading Below 1:50 p.m. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s latest budget offering is receiving tepid reviews as Connecticut legislative leaders resume efforts to reach their own bipartisan two-year budget […]
Biotech, pharma shares drop after Trump says ‘drug prices are out of control’
President Donald Trump is criticizing high drug prices again, sending health-care stocks lower Monday. The iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF erased its gains for the day after Trump’s comments, which were released around 11:50 a.m. EDT. iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF intraday chart Source: FactSet Pharmaceutical company shares such as Pfizer, Merck […]
Trump has condemned Bowe Bergdahl and his Taliban release from the beginning
As a candidate for president, Donald Trump was open about his displeasure of then-President Obama’s deal to retrieve Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan after his 2009 disappearance and capture by the Taliban. Beyond condemning the deal itself, Trump also verbally attacked Bergdahl repeatedly, calling him a traitor and a […]
WATCH: On the front lines with police officers in real time
Transcript for On the front lines with police officers in real time We’re back with a realtime look at one of the most dangerous calls police officers face when a suspect is threatens people’s lives and willing to lose their own. We’re showing a call that officers got on “Live […]
Death toll in ‘barbaric’ bombing in Somalia rises to 300
Two powerful truck bombs in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killed at least 300 people and injured about 300 more, in what authorities call the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Funerals have begun for the killed who have been found. But the death toll from the […]
PG&E shares drop again on growing concerns about California wildfires liability
Shares of PG&E dropped nearly 7 percent on Monday as investors fled on worries the giant electric utility company could suffer steep losses if it’s found liable for the northern California wildfires. The stock was also trading at levels not seen since January 2016 and was the worst performer in […]
U.S. Army Sergeant Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion
Sgt. Robert B. Bergdahl (R) arrives at the court house for a hearing in the case of United States vs. Bergdahl in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake October 16, 2017 By Colleen Jenkins FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, accused of endangering fellow soldiers who […]