Reuters US Domestic

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Restaurants in and around Houston on Monday filed a class action seeking more than $100 million from U.S. power provider CenterPoint Energy, alleging incompetence and negligence in the utility’s efforts to restore power quickly following Hurricane Beryl.  About 2.3 million of CenterPoint’s customers lost power last week after Hurricane Beryl …

Texas restaurants sue utility CenterPoint over response to Hurricane Beryl Read More »

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has asked former President Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, to join an Aug. 13 debate hosted by CBS, a Biden-Harris campaign official said on Tuesday. Harris asked in a voicemail to Vance after his selection as Trump’s vice-presidential pick on Monday. The Trump campaign …

US Vice President Harris seeks Aug 13 CBS debate against Vance Read More »

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans fear their country is spiraling out of control following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with worries growing that the Nov. 5 election could spark more political violence, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday found. The two-day poll found Republican presidential candidate Trump opening a marginal lead among …

Exclusive-Four in five Americans fear country is sliding into chaos, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Read More »

By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson were convicted of fraud by a Brooklyn federal jury on Tuesday, in a case accusing them of lying to investors about the now-defunct startup’s finances and sham deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey.  Watson, a former cable news anchor and investment banker, and …

Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson convicted in New York fraud trial Read More »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States received intelligence in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN said on Tuesday, and a U.S. official said the Secret Service shared details of an increased threat with the Trump campaign. The White House declined to comment, but said there were no indications that …

US received intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, CNN reports Read More »

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to pass legislation that would compel corporate owners of rental housing units to cap annual rent increases at 5% or lose some tax benefits. The White House also unveiled efforts to use public land for as many as 15,000 affordable housing …

Biden calls on Congress to crack down on large rent hikes by corporate landlords Read More »

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he made a mistake when he told supporters to put rival Donald Trump in a “bullseye,” but said Trump regularly employed rhetoric that was inflammatory and lied repeatedly at their debate last month. A day after urging Americans to lower the political temperature …

Focus on Trump ‘lies,’ not my debate performance, Biden says Read More »