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New York sets 2035 zero-emission passenger car goal
2021-09-08
By Daniel Trotta and David Shepardson (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed into law a bill
Florida teachers on edge as mask war, COVID surge mark first weeks of school
2021-09-08
By Gabriella Borter HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Reuters) -American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten crouched to sit at a first-graders’ table
'Human toll was tremendous': Ida's death count rises while 600,000 still lack power
2021-09-06
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hurricane Ida’s death toll continued to rise on Sunday, with many in the
In Ida's wake, Louisiana faces a month with no power as heat soars
2021-09-01
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Nathan Layne NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -South Louisiana braced for a month without electricity and reliable
Illinois issues mask mandate, orders vaccines for schools
2021-08-27
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Illinois will require all eligible students and school employees to be vaccinated and re-instituted an indoor
Chicago to require city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19
2021-08-26
By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -All City of Chicago employees and volunteers will be required to be fully vaccinated against
Thaw-induced landslide triggers partial closure of Alaska's Denali National Park
2021-08-26
A large swath of Denali National Park, one of Alaska’s premier travel destinations, has closed for the summer tourist season
U.S. new home sales creep up; supply, prices remain constraints
2021-08-25
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased in July after three straight monthly declines,
Texas power demand to hit record high during Tuesday heat
2021-08-25
(Reuters) -The Texas power grid operator forecast demand would reach a record high on Tuesday as homes and businesses crank
Flash flooding in Waverly, Tennessee
2021-08-23
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Rescue teams with trained search dogs combed through destroyed homes and piles of debris on Monday
Weakened Henri expected to soak already drenched U.S. Northeast
2021-08-22
By Peter Szekely and Brad Brooks NEW YORK (Reuters) -Henri weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday night but was
New York to mark coronavirus comeback with free concert
2021-08-20
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York marks its emergence from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic with
Crews battling California's mammoth Dixie fire brace for high winds
2021-08-16
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Strike teams battling a mammoth wildfire displacing thousands of northern California residents braced for a resurgence
Storm Fred expected to strengthen as it aims for Florida Panhandle
2021-08-16
(Reuters) – The remnants of Storm Fred were moving across the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and were expected to
Students can't block Indiana University vaccine mandate -U.S. Supreme Court's Barrett
2021-08-13
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied a bid by students at Indiana
New Jersey to require masks in schools as Delta variant spreads
2021-08-06
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Friday said kindergarten through 12th-grade students and staff must wear masks indoors regardless of
U.S. advises against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, U.S. Virgin Islands
2021-08-02
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel
Florida governor blocks school mask mandates, says parents can choose
2021-07-31
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Friday blocking mask mandates in the state’s
Sandstorm on Utah Highway Causes Deadly Wreck
2021-07-27
(Reuters) -Eight people were killed, four of them children, in a 22-vehicle pileup along a west-central Utah highway over the
New York's $200 french fries offer 'escape' from reality
2021-07-27
By Angela Moore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jerome Powell, this story’s for you. The Federal Reserve chair, always on the
Extreme heat roasts Christmas tree crops in Oregon
2021-07-23
Destruction from extreme heat and wildfires that have raged across Oregon this summer has impacted countless crops, including Christmas trees.
U.S. retailers scramble to stock shelves as kids head back to school
2021-07-22
By Lisa Baertlein and Joyce Philippe LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – At Stationery and Toy World, a family-owned shop in
Biden says CDC will advise unvaccinated kids to mask up in school this fall
2021-07-22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Centers for Disease Control is likely to advise that kids
Rising coronavirus cases fuel resurgence fears as Biden ramps up vaccination push
2021-07-20
By Maria Caspani and Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Swiftly rising coronavirus cases across the United States and abroad fueled fears