• By Nandita Bose and Timothy Gardner Oct 2 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not “jump the gun” on announcing a South Korean investment in Alaska LNG, a liquefied natural gas project that has been planned for decades but still lacks binding commitments. Trump unveiled plans on Wednesday for South Korea […]
  • Oct 2 (Reuters) – The US Justice Department is not reopening a criminal probe into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project, a DOJ spokesperson said on Friday. Attorney General Todd Blanche, in comments to Bloomberg News, which first reported the development, said he has […]
  • By Maria Tsvetkova ITHACA, New York, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Cornell University student Sophia Riley Sim skipped classes this week, consumed by allegations in a lawsuit that several members of a fraternity raped a young woman in 2024 and troubled by how her university handled the case. “Cornell has failed our community through its lack […]
  • By Joseph Ax Oct 2 (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday faulted police and prosecutors for failing to fully investigate an alleged gang rape in 2024 at Cornell University, saying she was “deeply disturbed” by how the incident was handled. Hochul was speaking at a press conference alongside state Attorney General Letitia […]
  • By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey called on the Trump administration to expedite the review of a natural gas pipeline that a unit of Canadian energy firm Enbridge is developing in New England. After opposing most new fossil fuel projects over the past decade or so, several states […]