U.S. Top News: Obama tours New York storm damage, consoles victims

	Click to View in Browser 11/16/2012 Obama tours New York storm damage, consoles victims NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama consoled grieving victims of Superstorm Sandy on the ground and surveyed disaster zones from the air on Thursday, visiting parts of New York City still struggling to recover 17 days after the storm devastated the U.S. Northeast. Broadwell, Benghazi to surface in Petraeus testimony WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former CIA Director David Petraeus will testify Friday on Capitol Hill about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, but also is expected to be asked about his resignation last week over an extramarital affair. Obama offers short and long-term help for areas hit by Sandy STATEN ISLAND, New York (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged ongoing federal support for areas still digging out of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy two weeks ago, and said that the area needed a long-term recovery plan. Exclusive: Less fortunate in U.S. hit hardest by extreme weather - report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. droughts, floods and heat waves likely fueled by climate change in the last two years hit the people who can afford it the least - the poor and middle class, a report published on Friday said. Investigators probe deadly train crash at Texas parade for veterans MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - Safety investigators descended on the West Texas oil town of Midland on Friday to search the wreckage of a freight train collision that killed four people on a parade float carrying U.S. military veterans and their spouses. Texas executes Houston man for killing teenager, toddler (Reuters) - Texas executed a Houston man on Thursday convicted in the 1988 killing of a teenager and her toddler cousin, a prison spokesman said. U.S. gives states more time to make Obama health law decision WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The federal government on Thursday gave states another month to decide if they will operate insurance exchanges under the new U.S. healthcare law, after some Republican governors stalled in the hope President Barack Obama would lose last week's election. F-22 fighter crashes in Florida, pilot unhurt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter crashed on Thursday at Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base, but the pilot ejected safely and was unhurt, a base spokeswoman said. U.S. finds lack of accountability in Las Vegas police shootings LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday released the results of an investigation into the use of force and officer-involved shootings by Las Vegas police, finding a lack of accountability by the department. Evidence points to no security risk in Petraeus affair WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Classified material kept by the woman who conducted an affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus predates their liaison and does not come from the spy agency, sources briefed on the investigation told Reuters on Thursday. Related Video Market Pulse: Banks beaten, DAX retreatin' U.S. Morning Call: FedEx, UPS eyed in illegal drug probe Great Debate The end of white affirmative action Collateral damage of our surveillance state 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