Delta Expects Normal Operations by Thursday as Flight Disruptions Ease
July 24 By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines is making progress in restoring its services from a global cyber outage and would resume normal operations Thursday, CEO Ed Bastian said. The Atlanta-based carrier has been hit hard by the outage…
Colorado Ramps up Bird Flu Response, Requires Milk Testing
July 23 By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas CHICAGO (Reuters) – Colorado began requiring dairies to test milk supplies for bird flu every week, the state’s veterinarian told Reuters on Tuesday, as a federal team arrived to help investigate an escalating outbreak in cows that…
House Republicans, Democrats Call on US Secret Service Chief to Resign
July 22 By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle rebuffed bipartisan calls to resign for security failures that allowed a would-be assassin to wound Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and rankled lawmakers by refusing to provide details about the incident. The…
Delta Air Lines Grapples With Flight Cancelations After Tech Outage
July 21 By David Shepardson and Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines struggled on Sunday to restore normal operations after last week’s crippling global cyber outage, canceling 1,250 flights beyond the 3,500 it had already scrapped. The issue has stranded thousands of Delta travelers across…
Israel Kills Dozens as It Steps up Gaza Bombardment
July 20 By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 39 Palestinians, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah. Among those killed on Saturday were local journalist Mohammad…
US Supreme Court Is Making It Harder to Sue – Even for Conservatives
July 19 By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – Over its past two terms, the U.S. Supreme Court has put an end to five high-profile and politically sensitive cases emerging from one particular federal appeals court on the same basis, declaring that the litigation should not have…
Pelosi Backed Lawmaker Urging Biden to Quit Race, White House Source Says
July 18 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told President Joe Biden she believes he cannot win the Nov. 5 election and backed California lawmaker Adam Schiff’s call for him to step aside, a top White House source…
Many US Solar Factories Are Lagging. Except Those China Owns
July 17 By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -Construction of U.S. solar-manufacturing plants by Chinese companies is surging, putting China in position to dominate the nascent industry, as other American factories struggle to compete despite federal subsidies. Chinese companies will have at least 20 gigawatts’ worth of…
Trump Will Protect Gun Rights Despite Assassination Attempt, Adviser Says
July 16 By Tim Reid, Helen Coster and Nathan Layne MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Donald Trump will safeguard gun rights by appointing federal judges who oppose new firearm limits if he is elected in November, despite narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, a senior adviser to his presidential…
US Back-To-School Spending to Remain Muted in 2024, Deloitte Says
July 15 By Anuja Bharat Mistry and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Back-to-school spending this year is expected to be flat or lower in the United States, as shoppers dial down on expensive electronics such as laptops and personal computers, Deloitte said. Shoppers are likely…
Trump Campaign Is Raising Armed Security Presence, Politico Reports
July 14 By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s campaign is raising the armed security presence at its sites and asking staff in Washington and West Palm Beach to stay away from the office on Sunday after the former…
Trump Still ‘Doing Well’ Following Shooting, Campaign and RNC Says
July 13 By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is “doing well” as was communicated earlier, his campaign said in a joint statement with the Republican National Committee that was emailed at approximately 21:40 p.m. ET on Saturday night (0150 GMT…