• At the Supreme Court, Trump aims to cut the power of judges again
    By Andrew Chung Nov 14 (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump’s administration convinced the US Supreme Court last year to restrict the ability of federal judges to block his actions nationwide — a major boost to his power — the ruling left untouched a separate tool that some of them have used to stymie presidential […]
  • Hours-long halt to US flights leaves travelers frustrated, anxious
    By Kanishka Singh, Maria Tsvetkova, Elizabeth Mendez and Doyinsola Oladipo WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/SAN JOSE, California, Nov 13 (Reuters) – David Johnson had his cross-country flight delayed twice. Barbara Steinberg expected to miss her high-school reunion. And Grissel Francis could not help but think of the September 11, 2001 hijackings. “It was kind of scary,” Francis said on Friday during the […]
  • Factbox-Old air traffic control equipment regularly disrupts US flights
    By Dan Catchpole Nov 13 (Reuters) – The grounding of all departing flights across the United States on Friday was only the second such shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks. But the reason – communications equipment problems – has become increasingly common.  Last year, Congress approved $12.5 billion for upgrading the Federal Aviation Administration’s […]
  • US loses measles-free status after continued spread of the disease, WSJ reports
    By Julie Steenhuysen Nov 13 (Reuters) – The Pan American Health Organization has revoked the United States’ measles-elimination status, ending a 26-year run after determining the country failed to halt continuous transmission of the highly contagious virus for more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The international health body did not […]
  • US National Weather Service says its radars operating normally
    Nov 13 (Reuters) – The US National Weather Service said on Friday its radars were operating normally and its radar website was fully operational. The NWS said outdated content from isolated webpages had been circulating but that there was no radar outage. Its website previously showed it was experiencing nationwide internet and communications problems that […]