• United States Moves Ahead With Carbon Regulations For Power Plants As 25 States Prepare To Sue

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will formally issue carbon regulations for power plants on Friday, opening the door to a wave of lawsuits from states and industry groups.

  

• Puerto Rico To Face 'Humanitarian Crisis' Without Federal Action, Warns U.S. Treasury Secretary Counselor

  U.S. Treasury Secretary counselor Antonio Weiss warned that Puerto Rico faces a humanitarian crisis without federal action, as he appealed to Congress to help the debt-ridden U.S. territory, in comments to a Senate committee hearing on Thursday.

  

• Grand Jury Reviewing Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man By White Police Officer

  A Georgia grand jury on Thursday reviewed the shooting death of an unarmed, naked black man by a white police officer at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex last March, prosecutors and the family's attorney said.

  

• U.S. Serviceman Killed In Emergency Mission to Rescue Hostages Held by ISIS In Iraq

  One member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, the first American killed in ground combat with the militant group, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

  

• British PM Takes Stand Against Imposing Tax on Sugar in Effort to Tackle Childhood Obesity

  British Prime Minister David Cameron is against imposing a tax on sugar as a means to tackle childhood obesity, his spokesman said on Thursday, rejecting the arguments of a high-profile campaign for a levy on sugary food and drinks.