U.S. government watchdog faults DEA for slow response to opioid crisis
A U.S. government watchdog on Tuesday harshly criticized the Drug Enforcement Agency for its response to the opioid crisis, saying that amid a surge in opioid-related deaths the agency failed to use its most powerful deterrent and authorized an increas…
Trump administration cannot bar states from passing own internet rules, U.S. court says
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected the decision of the Federal Communications Commission to declare that states cannot pass their own net neutrality laws and ordered the agency to review some key aspects of its 2017 repeal of rules set by the Oba…
Big drone on campus: UPS gets U.S. government okay for drone airline
United Parcel Service Inc on Tuesday said it won the U.S. government’s first full approval to operate a drone airline, which gave it a lead in the nascent U.S. drone delivery business over rivals Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc.
Factbox: Vaping-related illnesses cause 13 U.S. deaths; Nebraska latest
There have been 12 deaths and 805 confirmed and probable cases so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest data as of Thursday.
Missouri to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend
A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s lover in 1996 is due to be executed in Missouri on Tuesday, after a court rejected his argument that he faces cruel and unusual punishment because of a rare medical condition that would make lethal injecti…
AstraZeneca’s combo lung disease therapy fails to win FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve AstraZeneca Plc’s combination therapy to treat smoker’s lung, the drugmaker said on Tuesday.
U.S. office vacancy rate rises marginally in third quarter – Reis
The U.S. office vacancy rate rose marginally to 16.8% in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to real estate research firm Reis Inc.
Australia offered help in May for White House probe of Mueller inquiry
Australia offered assistance in May for U.S. President Donald Trump’s investigation of the origins of a damning report about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a letter reviewed by Reuters shows.
Trump nominates FERC general counsel for commission seat – White House
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission general counsel James Danly to be a member of the commission, the White House said in a statement.
Trump contacted foreign officials over probe of Russia inquiry origins -Justice Dept
U.S. President Donald Trump has contacted other countries to introduce Attorney General William Barr and a Justice Department official who is conducting an inquiry into the origins of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, a Justice Department …
