WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm the top auto safety official along with dozens of other nominees, including officials overseeing highways and pipelines. The Senate voted 51-47 to confirm Jonathan Morrison to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 47 other nominees, the first time the NHTSA has had a permanent leader...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm the top auto safety official along with dozens of other nominees, including officials overseeing highways and pipelines. The Senate voted 51-47 to confirm Jonathan Morrison to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 47 other nominees, the first time the NHTSA has had a permanent leader in three...

HOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge instructed a court officer on Thursday to terminate a key stock purchase agreement for Gold Reserve ( GDRZF ) to proceed with its intended takeover of Citgo Petroleum's parent, instead granting a similar pact to rival bidder Amber Energy, a unit of Elliott Investment Management, the mining company said. ...

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Walt Disney ( DIS ) representatives and talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel raced to find the right words on Wednesday to calm a social media furor that erupted following criticism of his remarks about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Kimmel's comments in his monologue on Monday had angered many,...