CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Opponents of a voter initiative that would have legalized marijuana in Ohio celebrated their crushing victory on Wednesday as advocates of legalization said they see a better chance for victory in five other states next year.
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole is recovering after suffering kidney failure this year, he told the Premier League club's website on Wednesday.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Opener Kusal Perera fell for 99 but his free-flowing knock powered Sri Lanka to a comfortable eight-wicket win in a rain-hit second one-day international against West Indies on Wednesday as the hosts sealed the series with a match to spare.
Failed North Charleston mayoral candidate John Singletary made good on at least one campaign promise -- to sue a long list of people for defamation. And he's asking for $110 million in actual and punitive damages.
Earnings, valuations and economic data will continue to fuel stocks higher in the last two months of 2015, says strategist Peter Kenny of Kenny's Commentary.
Earnings, valuations and economic data will continue to fuel stocks higher in the last two months of 2015, says strategist Peter Kenny of Kenny's Commentary.
COLOMBO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Opener Kusal Perera fell for 99 but his free-flowing knock powered Sri Lanka to a comfortable eight-wicket win in a rain-hit second one-day international against West Indies on Wednesday as the hosts sealed the series with a match to spare.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, companies embroiled in controversy over price hikes on lifesaving drugs.
BRASILIA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's sharp reduction of deforestation in the Amazon has cut its carbon footprint 40 percent since 2000, but the country must do more to reach a sustainable environment, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A four-day strike against Petrobras gathered steam on Wednesday, cutting crude and natural gas output from the No. 2 South American oil producer and threatening to become the most disruptive walkout at the state-run oil company in 20 years.
LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers at Roche have developed a new weapon to fight hard-to-treat bacteria by arming an antibody with an antibiotic to reach and kill bugs hidden inside cells.
LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers at Roche have developed a new weapon to fight hard-to-treat bacteria by arming an antibody with an antibiotic to reach and kill bugs hidden inside cells.
MILAN/LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Britain's energy system operator National Grid moved to increase the country's electricity supply backup on Wednesday after unnamed power plants broke down.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen tells the House Financial Services Committee that continued economic growth could spur a rate hike in December. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen tells the House Financial Services Committee that continued economic growth could spur a rate hike in December. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
People who live in the floodplain of the Santee River will be given details at a public meeting Tuesday of the emergency plan if the Lake Marion dam breaks.
COLUMBIA — South Carolina opens its 2016 baseball season against Albany, and will welcome Clemson and new coach Monte Lee to Founders Park to begin the annual three-game series against the Tigers.
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders on Wednesday unveiled a climate-change bill that would crack down on fossil fuel extraction, a move sure to please activists who want party front-runner Hillary Clinton to make the same commitment.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain unveiled plans for sweeping new surveillance powers on Wednesday, including the right to find out which websites people visit, measures ministers say are vital to keep the country safe but which critics denounce as an assault on freedoms.
PARIS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - French gas and power group Engie warned it would book an asset writedown in the fourth quarter but confirmed its announcement last month that 2015 profit would be at the lower end of its forecast.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is sworn in as Canada's 23rd prime minister at the Governor General's residence in Ottawa. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is sworn in as Canada's 23rd prime minister at the Governor General's residence in Ottawa. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)