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 …
Vape shop owners sue Massachusetts over product sale ban
Several vape shop owners are suing the state of Massachusetts for implementing a four-month ban on sales of all vaping products and asked the court to deem it “unconstitutional.”
New York cop killed by friendly fire while investigating gangs: police
A New York police officer was shot and killed by “friendly fire” on Sunday while investigating gang activity in the Bronx and a suspect also died in the incident, police said on Monday.
American support for impeaching Trump rises to 45% amid Ukraine matter: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The number of Americans who believe President Donald Trump should be impeached rose by 8 percentage points over the past week as more people learned about allegations that Trump pressured Ukraine to smear his top Democratic political rival Joe Biden, a…
U.S. House impeachment probe intensifies as Trump rages about inquiry
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump intensified on Monday, as Trump raged about the inquiry and news reports suggested he had used additional diplomatic channels to go after his adversaries.
