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U.S. public transit systems seek up to $36 billion in new bailout
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Major U.S. public transit systems, still suffering from a massive coronavirus-induced drop in ridership, asked congressional leaders on Tuesday for up to $36 billion to keep municipal buses and trains running.
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'Glee' star Naya Rivera's death ruled accidental drowning
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Glee" star Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, the Ventura County medical examiner said on Tuesday, marking the third tragic passing of a cast member from the popular television musical series.
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U.S. Supreme Court's Ginsburg in hospital after possible infection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday morning for treatment of a possible infection, a court spokeswoman said.
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Airbnb bookings pick up, cross one million mark on a single day
(Reuters) - Home rental firm Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it recorded more than 1 million bookings globally on July 8, offering an early sign of recovery after a slowdown in reservations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump says planned immigration order would be 'merit-based'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the immigration executive order his administration was planning would be "merit-based."
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UPDATE 1-Which U.S. schools are going online and which are reopening classrooms
July 14 (Reuters) - North Carolina and New Hampshire have joined a number of other U.S. states and school districts across the country, announcing that schools will open this fall for the new academic school year.
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Wall Street surges, led by energy and materials
(Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending more than 2% higher as investors bought energy and materials stocks and looked beyond a recent rise in coronavirus cases.
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Global methane emissions rising due to oil and gas, agriculture - studies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, two new studies show.
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UPDATE 7-Deaths from COVID-19 spike in Alabama, Florida and North Carolina
July 14 (Reuters) - Alabama, Florida and North Carolina reported record daily increases in deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, grim new milestones that mark a second wave of infections surging across much of the United States.
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