LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and helped secure a conservative majority …
SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) – Australian citizens who were on a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak returned home on Friday and will isolate for at least three weeks at a quarantine facility. Four Australian citizens, a permanent resident and one resident of New Zealand landed at an Australian air force …
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols didn’t rule from the bench on the plaintiffs’ request for an order blocking officials from implementing Trump’s March 31 order, his second related to elections since winning his second term in the White House. The case is one of multiple lawsuits filed to block the order on the grounds that …
HAVANA, May 14 (Reuters) – Cuba on Thursday said it would entertain a U.S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid but expressed skepticism over President Donald Trump’s intentions at a time when a U.S. oil blockade on the island has crippled public services. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the island’s communist-run government was …
May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has for now refused to block a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed via a telehealth appointment and dispensed through the mail, preserving access to a drug used in more than 60% of U.S. abortions. Mifepristone, first approved by …
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday settled a civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, subject to court approval, court records showed. The Justice Department is close to dropping related criminal fraud charges against Adani, who has promised to invest $10 billion in the U.S. economy, according to …
NEW YORK (AP) — The antipoverty nonprofit Global Citizen is no stranger to big stages. The advocacy group rallied more than 60,000 festivalgoers at its Central Park concert last year around issues of rainforest protection and energy access. Organizers aim to direct the tournament’s billions of projected viewers worldwide toward a humanitarian initiative launched alongside …
SEOUL, May 15 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a summit in Lee’s hometown of Andong on May 19 to 20, Seoul’s presidential Blue House said on Friday. The meeting will be their second this year, after Lee visited Takaichi’s hometown of Nara in January …
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not be much more patient with Iran as he urged Tehran to reach a deal with Washington while also suggesting that the quest to retrieve Iran’s enriched uranium was more about perception than about security. “I am not going to be much more …
May 14 (Reuters) – A bidder agreed to pay $9,000,100 at auction to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and basketball superstar Stephen Curry in a charity fundraiser. The winning bid came in a weeklong auction on eBay that ended on Thursday, according to eBay’s website. The winner’s identity could not immediately be determined. Buffett, …