WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. troops in northeastern Syria were attacked by a drone, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, although there were no injuries according to initial reports. This is the second attack in recent days against U.S. forces in the Middle East as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by […]
Trump sticks to tale of scary helicopter ride, despite denials
By James Oliphant and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday insisted he was in a near-fatal helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, although Brown said the incident never happened and another politician said he had been on a similar flight with Trump decades earlier. Trump on Thursday related […]
Brazilian plane spins before crashing, killing all 61 on board
By Gabriel Araujo, Andre Romani, Luana Maria Benedito SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 61 people on board, the airline said. Regional carrier Voepass said the plane, bound for Sao Paulo’s international airport, took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed […]
Debby’s remnants spread heavy rain to mid-Atlantic, New England
By Rich McKay and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The remnants of Debby churned through the U.S. mid-Atlantic toward New England on Friday, bringing heavy rains that could trigger flash flooding from Maryland to Vermont before the onetime hurricane blows out to sea this weekend. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings and tornado watches for parts […]
Stellantis to lay off up to 2,450 factory workers as classic Ram production ends
By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) -Chrysler-parent Stellantis is laying off as many as 2,450 factory workers from its Warren Truck assembly plant outside of Detroit as the automaker ends production of the Ram 1500 Classic truck. The layoffs will be effective as early as Oct. 8, the company said, as the plant moves from a […]
Canada union says rail strike could start on Aug 22 if no deal reached
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian Teamsters union, which is negotiating a contract with the country’s two largest rail companies, said on Friday a work stoppage could start on Aug. 22 if a deal is not reached. “The Teamsters will provide 72 hours advance notice in the event of any strike action,” it said in a statement. […]
Russian in prisoner swap ends US hack-and-trade conviction appeal
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A Russian businessman released as part of last week’s prisoner swap between Russia and the West is dropping his appeal of his U.S. conviction for engaging in a hack-and-trade scheme, after being informed that any further litigation could jeopardize the commutation of his sentence, his lawyer said on Friday. Vladislav […]
Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on a car deep inside Lebanon killed a senior figure from Palestinian armed group Hamas on Friday evening, a Hamas source and two other security sources told Reuters. The strike, on the southern edges of the Lebanese port city of Sidon some 60 kilometres (nearly 40 miles) from the […]
US indicts three over alleged support for Iran’s weapons program, DOJ says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has indicted two Iranian citizens and one Pakistani citizen for providing material support to what the U.S. Justice Department called Iran’s weapons of mass destruction program. The two Iranians charged are brothers who work for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the department said in a statement on Thursday. The […]
Customers Bancorp hit with Fed action for risk management deficiencies
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Thursday it had imposed an enforcement action against Customers Bancorp for “significant deficiencies” around the bank’s risk management and anti money-laundering practices. The bank’s stock fell sharply after the Fed announced the action, falling over 20% in midday trading. The enforcement action against the […]