California man gets 35 years for drug-trafficking ring on Amtrak trains
A California man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for heading a drug-trafficking ring that brought massive amounts of heroin and cocaine from Mexico to Chicago aboard Amtrak trains, prosecutors said.
FDA proposed crackdown on flavored e-cigs puts Juul on notice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on flavored e-cigarettes from Juul Labs and other companies as it grapples with an “epidemic” of youth e-cigarette use that threatens to create a new generation of nicotine addicts, the agency’…
Colonial will not change fuel specs ahead of Hurricane Florence
A major pipeline operator that sends gasoline to the U.S. Southeast said on Wednesday it does not expect to take full advantage of a government waiver aimed at ensuring adequate fuel supplies to the region.
Russian pleads guilty in U.S. to operating Kelihos botnet
A Russian man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in U.S. federal court in Connecticut to criminal hacking charges stemming from his operation of the Kelihos botnet, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.
Hawaii, still reeling from Hurricane Lane, braces for Olivia
Hawaii residents and visitors still drying out from Hurricane Lane braced on Wednesday for a drenching from Tropical Storm Olivia, which was expected to punish Maui and Oahu with heavy rains, high winds and flash flooding.
Stormy Daniels promises to tell all in memoir due out October 2
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who has claimed she had a sexual encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump a decade ago, said on Wednesday that she has written a no holds barred memoir about her running legal battles with Trump and her life as a st…
Hurricane Florence shifts south as Georgia and Carolinas hunker down
Fears about Hurricane Florence spread south on Wednesday, with Georgia declaring a state of emergency after officials in the Carolinas urged people to evacuate the coast ahead of the storm’s expected pounding winds and rain-driven floods.
Insurers brace for another round of catastrophe losses from Hurricane Florence
U.S. insurers are bracing for what could be $20 billion in losses as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the Carolinas and Virginia, bringing punishing rains and potentially deadly flooding.
NHC downgrades Florence to still dangerous Category 3 hurricane
Florence is now rated a Category 3 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, but life-threatening storm surge and rainfall is still expected across portions of the Carolinas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
Manhattan DA’s office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Wednesday dropped more than 3,000 open marijuana smoking and possession cases dating back to 1978, saying the action would serve justice and address racial disparities in the prosecution of marijuana offenses….
