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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...)

Hurricane Nate threatens U.S. central Gulf Coast after killing 25

By Oswaldo Rivas

MANAGUA (Reuters) – Hurricane Nate may strengthen on Saturday, threatening to hit the U.S. central Gulf Coast (More…)

Top Puerto Rico bank says four months too long to wait for power

By Hugh Bronstein

SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico needs to accelerate the timetable for restoring its power grid or (More…)

In Puerto Rico, lives depend on volunteer doctors and diesel generators

By Robin Respaut and Nick Brown

OROCOVIS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – At a community center in Orocovis, an isolated agricultural (More…)

Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for U.S.

By Enrique Andres Pretel

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 22 people in Central America on (More…)

Trump administration asks Congress for $29 billion in hurricane relief

By David Shepardson and Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday asked U.S. lawmakers to approve $29 (More…)

Rising hacker threat will trigger boom in cyber crime insurance, Tryg says

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Insurer Tryg <TRYG.CO> expects 90 percent of its corporate customers to buy cyber crime insurance within five (More…)

Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 20: WHO

NAIROBI (Reuters) – An outbreak of plague has killed 20 people in the space of a month in Madagascar, with (More…)

Texas gives Houston $50 million for Hurricane Harvey costs

(Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday gave $50 million to Houston to help cover costs related to Hurricane (More…)

San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster ‘a people-are-dying’ story

By Robin Respaut and Dave Graham

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The mayor of Puerto Rico’s hurricane-battered capital spoke (More…)

Washington state sues OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

By Nate Raymond

(Reuters) – Washington state on Thursday sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, becoming the latest state or (More…)