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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

Obamacare 2018 enrollment clouded by uncertainty

By Yasmeen Abutaleb

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Americans begin signing up for Obamacare health insurance plans on Wednesday, experts expect (More…)

Monsanto, BASF weed killers strain U.S. states with crop damage complaints

By Tom Polansek

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. farmers have overwhelmed state governments with thousands of complaints about crop damage linked (More…)

Exclusive: U.S. needs to improve oversight of labs handling dangerous pathogens – report

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A year-long audit of the program overseeing U.S. labs that handle lethal pathogens such (More…)

Windy rainstorm whips U.S. Northeast, cutting power to hundreds of thousands

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fierce winds and heavy rain downed trees and knocked out power across the U.S. Northeast, halting (More…)

NotPetya hackers likely behind BadRabbit attack: researchers

By Jack Stubbs

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Technical indicators suggest a cyber attack which hit Russia and other countries this week (More…)

High cholesterol levels among U.S. adults declining: CDC report

By Bill Berkrot

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The prevalence of U.S. adults with high cholesterol declined significantly between 1999-2000 and (More…)

Trump to issue emergency declaration next week on opioids

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would declare next week a national emergency on opioid (More…)

Recovering from severe malnutrition in Yemen

By Abduljabbar Zeyad

HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – Smiling and sitting down to bread and milk with her family, Yemeni teenager (More…)

Iowa pulls request to opt out of Obamacare requirements

By Susan Cornwell

(Reuters) – Iowa on Monday withdrew a request to waive some Obamacare rules to help shore up (More…)

Listeria risk prompts Meijer to recall produce in six U.S. states

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailer Meijer Inc said it was recalling packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible (More…)