U.S. Justice Department to announce procurement collusion ‘strike force’
The Justice Department is set to announce a strike force aimed at identifying and prosecuting companies that fix prices or collude to push up the cost of the billions of dollars worth of U.S. government purchases, according to a Justice Department offi…
Nine Americans die in Mexican massacre, Trump proposes ‘war’ on drug cartels
Gunmen killed nine women and children in the bloodiest attack on Americans in Mexico for years, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to offer to help the neighboring country wipe out drug cartels believed to be behind the ambush.
U.S. Supreme Court justices navigate video piracy case over Blackbeard’s ship
U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled to navigate between the rights of states and individuals on Tuesday as they heard a documentary filmmaker’s bid to revive his lawsuit against North Carolina officials he has accused of unlawfully pirating his foota…
Florida county board rejects library’s New York Times subscription as ‘fake news’
A Florida county board rejected a library’s request for a digital subscription to the New York Times, with one commissioner citing President Donald Trump’s claim the newspaper’s reporting was “fake news” as justifying the decision.
U.S. Postal Service to use Nvidia’s AI tech
The U.S. Postal Service will use Nvidia Corp’s artificial intelligence technology to improve efficiency of package data processing, the chip designer said on Tuesday.
China, U.S. to disclose details of rare cooperation against fentanyl drug scourge
Drug law enforcement officers from China and the United States will jointly brief the media on Thursday on a fentanyl smuggling case, in an unusual disclosure of rare Sino-U.S. cooperation in cracking down on fentanyl crimes.
Trump presses Mexico on security after nine Mormon women and children killed
Mexico’s president said he would discuss security on Tuesday with the United States after President Donald Trump urged Mexico to “wage war” on drug cartels following the killing of nine members of a U.S.-Mexican Mormon family in the north of the countr…
Mexico president to speak with Trump after deadly ambush of Mormons
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would speak on Tuesday with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump after officials said an ambush on a Mormon family living in northern Mexico left nine people dead, including three women and six minors….
Gunmen kill Mormon family members in north Mexico
Gunmen have killed up to nine members of a U.S. Mormon family, believed to be mainly children, in the latest massacre to afflict Mexico, family members said.
U.S. border patrol officer kills suspected undocumented immigrant
A suspected undocumented immigrant was shot and killed in Sunland Park, New Mexico on Monday after he fired at the U.S. patrol officers who were investigating a possible illegal border crossing, officials said.
