U.S. Top News: Isaac moves north after drenching U.S. Gulf, New Orleans

	Click to View in Browser 08/30/2012 Isaac moves north after drenching U.S. Gulf, New Orleans NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005. Isaac rainfall lifts U.S. farmers' spirits CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Isaac hurt rice, cotton, soybean and sugar cane crops in the Deep South, but elsewhere the storm will bring relief to American farmers suffering from the worst drought in more than 50 years, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday. California law encourages lessons on guest worker program SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's governor has signed a law encouraging schools to teach the history of a guest worker program that brought in Mexican farm laborers as the national immigration debate heats up. More U.S. firms may shift some business from China to ASEAN: survey SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A growing number of U.S. companies plan to shift some operations from China to Southeast Asia in the next two years as confidence in countries such as the Philippines improves, a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore showed. California's San Bernardino seeks job, service cuts while in bankruptcy (Reuters) - Officials in the California city of San Bernardino, which filed for bankruptcy this month, presented a plan on Wednesday to slash its budget by 30 percent and eliminate more than 100 jobs and cut services. Drought heading from croplands to a meat counter near you CHICAGO (Reuters) - The worst drought to hit U.S. cropland in more than half a century could soon leave Americans reaching deeper into their pockets to fund a luxury that people in few other countries enjoy: affordable meat. U.S. soldier accused of leading militia plot was suspect in wife's death (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of being the ringleader of an anti-government militia in Georgia was a suspect in the death of his wife months before prosecutors say he and three fellow soldiers murdered two people to keep their clandestine group secret, authorities said. 100-year-old motorist backs into children outside Los Angeles school LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 100-year-old motorist lost control of his automobile as he backed out of his driveway into a crowd of children and parents outside an elementary school in Los Angeles on Wednesday, injuring nine children and two adults, authorities said. Trayvon Martin shooter wins appeal for new judge MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida appeals court ruled on Wednesday that George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, should be granted a new judge in his case. Navy SEAL's book gives different account of bin Laden death WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy SEAL who has authored a first-hand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden says the al Qaeda leader was shot in the head as he peeked from a bedroom door, an account that diverges from the Obama administration's original description of the incident. Related Video U.S. Morning Call: Barclays boasts new boss In the Boardroom: Director Contagion Great Debate A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend