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….
Judge strikes down 95-year-old California ban on storefront handgun ads
A federal judge has struck down a 95-year-old California law banning firearms dealers from placing ads for handguns or images of handguns on their storefronts.
‘Heed the warnings,’ officials warn Carolinas as massive storm nears
North and South Carolina residents are running out of time to evacuate before Hurricane Florence roars in with pounding surf and driving rain that will bring potentially deadly flooding, officials warned on Wednesday.
Hurricane Florence to strengthen through Wednesday night: NHC
Florence, a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to strengthen through Wednesday night and approach the coast of North Carolina or South Carolina in the hurricane warning area on Thursday or Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its lat…
Takeda to pack up Illinois HQ, nearly 1,000 workers to be affected
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Wednesday it plans to shut its U.S. headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois and move it to the greater Boston area, following the closing of its Shire Plc acquisition.
Carolina coast battening down, boarding up as hurricane nears
Beach communities in North and South Carolina emptied out on Wednesday as Hurricane Florence threatened to unleash pounding surf and potentially deadly flooding as the most powerful storm to make a direct hit on the southeastern states in decades.
Amazon, Apple, others to testify before U.S. Senate on data privacy September 26
Six major Web companies and internet-service providers, including AT&T Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel on Sept. 26, according to a congressional statement on Wednesday.
Hurricane Florence threatens U.S. coast with ‘vicious’ winds, floods
Beach communities in North and South Carolina emptied out on Wednesday as Hurricane Florence threatened to unleash pounding surf and potentially deadly flooding as the most powerful storm to make a direct hit on the states in decades.
Special Report: Slamming the door – How Trump transformed U.S. refugee program
On Jan. 19, 2017, Aden Hassan’s long wait to start a new life ended when he stepped off a plane in Columbus, Ohio, half a world away from the Kenyan refugee camp where he had lived for a decade.
Iberia flight makes emergency landing at Boston’s Logan airport
An Iberia Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing due to an issue with its Roll-Royce-made Trent XWB engine, sending shares in the British company lower.
