U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 26, illnesses to 1,299
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 26 deaths and 1,299 confirmed and probable cases so far from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping.
Amid vaping crisis, U.S. to issue new advice for doctors focused on lung infections
U.S. health officials are preparing to release new guidance for doctors stressing the need to ask every patient with an apparent respiratory infection about their vaping history.
Trump feud with California warrants U.S. Congress probe: hundreds of ex-EPA employees
Hundreds of former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees on Thursday urged a congressional probe into whether the agency’s feud with California represented retaliation for the state’s failure to support President Donald Trump’s political agend…
As GM workers picket, Michigan’s economy feels the chill
Waving a placard on the picket line outside a General Motors Co truck plant in Flint, Michigan, Robert Bacon says he has no money to spend. His $250-a-week strike pay barely covers his food and gas.
U.S. presidential candidate Warren calls on AT&T to reject plan she says will cost jobs
U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called on AT&T Inc to reject an activist investor plan she said would lead to job cuts, staking out a different position than President Donald Trump who has cheered the investor’s involvement.
House Democrats issue subpoenas for two indicted Giuliani associates
House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday subpoenaed two of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s associates who were arrested and charged over campaign finance violations.
Factbox: The Giuliani associates arrested on U.S. campaign finances charges
Two foreign-born businessmen associated with U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been arrested on federal charges that they conspired to funnel foreign money to U.S. political candidates, authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. appeals court won’t disqualify judge in opioid cases or delay trial
A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a bid by eight drug sellers to disqualify the judge, and a request by Ohio and other U.S. states to delay the Oct. 21 trial.
U.S. judge overseeing opioid litigation won’t be disqualified: U.S. appeals court
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by eight drug retailers and distributors to disqualify the judge overseeing nationwide opioid litigation, after they claimed his rulings, public statements and efforts to encourage settlements created …
Deutsche Bank told court it does not hold Trump’s tax returns
Deutsche Bank said in a letter to a U.S. court that it does not hold copies of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Thursday.
