LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's upper house of parliament inflicted an embarrassing defeat on Theresa May's government on Wednesday, ch...
Dozens of senators sign resolution urging ouster of EPA's Pruitt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of Democratic U.S. Senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling for Environmental Protection Agency c...
Energy, transport stocks lift Wall Street, IBM drags
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher in a volatile trading session on Wednesday, with strong gains in the energy index partly offse...
Barbara Bush: A life in pictures
The former US first lady, mother of a president and literacy campaigner has died at the age of 92. from BBC News - US & Canada https:/...
Texas house explodes after vehicle crashes into it
Officers responded to a call after a vehicle crashed into a home. Seconds later, the house exploded. from BBC News - US & Canada https...
Wall Street briefly loses ground after Fed Beige Book
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 briefly pared gains and the Dow added to losses on Wednesday after a Federal Reserve report said robust business...
Southwest focuses on older engines in probe of deadly jet explosion
(Reuters) - The wrecked engine of a Southwest Airlines Co jet was being examined on Wednesday by U.S. air safety officials investigating why...
Emboldened by #MeToo, 'mad as hell' women take spotlight at Cosby retrial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - As Bill Cosby approached a Pennsylvania courthouse for the beginning of his retrial on charges of drugging and s...
Castro nears retirement as Cuban president; successor proposed
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Raul Castro moved closer to retiring as president on Wednesday as the country's parliament proposed Miguel...
Wall Street briefly losses ground after Fed Beige Book
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 briefly pared gains and the Dow added to losses on Wednesday after a Federal Reserve report said robust business...
Puerto Rico hit by island-wide power blackout
(Reuters) - The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), the island's power company, said Wednesday that a major power line failure...
U.S. appeals court says Ohio cannot block Planned Parenthood funds
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked an Ohio law that would cut federal taxpayer funding to 28 Planned Parenthood clinic...
Starbucks race row: Howard Schultz 'ashamed' of cafe arrest
Howard Schultz said Philadelphia Starbucks incident was "reprehensible" and "not who Starbucks is." from BBC News - US...
Push for 'Dreamer' immigration bill gains steam in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged Speaker Paul Ryan to schedule debate on...
Trudeau met by anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline protests in UK
Canada is pushing to get the project built despite opposition from its western-most province. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift....
'Total con job': Trump lashes out over Stormy Daniels sketch
The president breaks a long Twitter silence over his alleged affair with an adult film actress. from BBC News - US & Canada https://if...
Ex-FBI chief on Trump: I'm 'the breakup he can't get over'
Former FBI director James Comey shares what it's like to be attacked by President Trump on Twitter. from BBC News - US & Canada ht...
Canadian PM Trudeau: 'Trump keeps me on my toes'
The Canadian PM tells the BBC how he handles the US president's unpredictable style and Tweets. from BBC News - US & Canada https:...
Diaz-Canel formally proposed to replace Castro as Cuban president
HAVANA (Reuters) - Miguel Diaz-Canel was proposed in Cuba's parliament on Wednesday as the sole candidate to replace Raul Castro as pres...
Energy, industrial stocks lift Wall Street, IBM drags
(Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher in a volatile session on Wednesday as industrial stocks gained on strong results from some marquee comp...
British PM May dealt embarrassing Brexit defeat in parliament's upper house
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's upper house of parliament inflicted an embarrassing defeat on Theresa May's government on Wednesday, ch...