WSJ - Stock portfolios at large pension funds had a blockbuster run. Now, managers are cashing out. Corporate pension funds are shifting money into bonds. State and local government funds are swapping stocks for alternative investments. The nation’s ...
ABC News - More heavy rain is targeting the central U.S. and it will likely bring more flooding. As much of the central U.S. copes with overflowing rivers this week from recent heavy rainfall, another storm is on the way to region. New flood warnings and watches have been issued from Northeast Texas up through Tennessee in anticipation of the heavy rain.
FOX News - Twenty states are suing the Trump administration over the individual mandate in Obamacare that obligates people have health insurance or pay a fine, seeking an end to the entire law.
New York Times - An unreleased report from the United Nations contends that North Korea has been shipping supplies to Syria that could be used in the production of chemical weapons.
Washington (CNN)As critics have taken aim at law enforcement for missing warning signs about South Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz, public records have emerged that conflict with Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel's statements about the number of times deputies were dispatched to the shooter's home.
USA Today - Norway built the vault in an abandoned coal mine to ensure that plant species affected by rising global temperatures and other disasters could be preserved. For instance, the Agriculture Ministry said, in 2015 seeds were sent from Norway to Syria after the war-torn nation’s smaller seed repository near Aleppo was damaged by military action. Last year, seeds harvested from plants generated by the Norwegian supply in Syria were sent back to Svalbard.
USA Today - Harvey Weinstein co-founded the Weinstein Co. in 2005 before he was fired last October after being accused of sexual assault and harassment by dozens of women. The Weinstein Co. has been searching for a financial savior ever since. Weinstein has consistently denied any nonconsensual encounters.
USA Today - A pair of studies conducted by a researcher at the University of Houston has concluded that spending time on Facebook browsing through friends' profiles is making some users depressed.
ABC News - The Arctic storm dubbed the "Beast from the East" set record temperatures across much of Europe on Monday and brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents an unusual chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas.
FOX News - Plucked from a dream, an old map, a daughter's birth certificate — that's how the names of some of the most famous fast-food restaurants came to be.
