Johns Hopkins, Bristol-Myers must face $1 billion syphilis infections lawsuit
A federal judge in Maryland said The Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and the Rockefeller Foundation must face a $1 billion lawsuit over their roles in a 1940s U.S. government experiment that infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syph…
U.S. delays key agriculture reports due to government shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) delayed several major domestic and world crop reports because of the two-week-old partial government shutdown, the agency said on Friday.
Bipartisan bill unveiled in Senate to stop China tech threats
Two U.S. lawmakers who have been active in congressional efforts to address technology threats from China introduced a bill on Friday to create a White House office to fight state-sponsored technology theft and defend critical supply chains.
U.S. court rules for Trump on transgender military limits
A U.S. court on Friday ruled in favor of a Trump administration policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces, handing the president his first legal victory on the issue after several defeats.
U.S. appeals court hands win to Trump on transgender military ban
In a legal victory for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, a federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lower court ruling that blocked a policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces, which the government s…
Man confesses to killing his three children in Texas: police
A 27-year-old man confessed to killing his three children and wounding his wife in suburban Houston in a 911 call he made late Thursday, then later surrendered, police said.
Two toddlers and infant dead, woman wounded in Texas shooting
Police found two toddlers and an infant shot dead and a woman wounded with a gunshot to her head, at an apartment in a suburb of Houston, Texas, late on Thursday, officials said.
Seven killed in fiery crash on Florida interstate: fire officials
Seven people were killed and at least seven injured in a fiery crash on an interstate highway in northern Florida on Thursday, fire officials said.
Manson family follower recommended for parole: media
A California parole board recommended Thursday that an acolyte of cult leader and mass murderer Charles Manson be set free, media reports said.
On first day in power, House Democrats challenge Trump to end shutdown
Democrats wasted no time flexing their new power in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday by approving legislation backed by new Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would end a 13-day partial government shutdown, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demand …
