Protesters pushed away from immigration office in Portland
(Reuters) – Federal officers on Thursday removed protesters from the entrance of an office used by immigration authorities in Portland, Oregon, breaking up a days-long demonstration against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, officials sai…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Merck appeal over Fosamax suits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Merck & Co’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that revived hundreds of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to adequately warn patients of the risks of thigh bone fractures associated with its osteoporosis drug Fosamax.
U.S. congressional delegation to visit Russia from June 30-July 5: Ifx
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional delegation will visit Russia from June 30-July 5, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
U.S. jury orders DaVita to pay $383.5 million in wrongful death lawsuits
(Reuters) – A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $383.5 million to the families of three patients who said they suffered cardiac arrests and died soon after receiving dialysis treatments at clinics run by DaVita Inc.
U.S.-Israeli teen convicted in Israel for bomb threats during Trump’s rise
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli-American teenager was found guilty in Israel on Thursday of making about 2,000 hoax bomb threats against Jewish and other institutions in the United States and elsewhere during Donald Trump’s rise to the U.S. presidency…
Women plan ‘civil disobedience’ action in Washington against Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women activists are planning a “mass civil disobedience” act in the U.S. capital on Thursday ahead of weekend protests across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
U.S. court halves $500 million verdict in Facebook virtual reality lawsuit
(Reuters) – A federal court in Dallas on Wednesday halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc, its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc, a video game publisher that alleged Oculus stole its technology.
Justice Kennedy to retire, Trump has chance to reshape Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to make the court more firmly conser…
In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a second Supreme Court pick less than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump is poised to cement conservative control of the court and fire up supporters eager for a rightward shift on divisive social issues.
Scientists warn of possible eruption at restless Alaska volcano
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A “nuisance” volcano on a remote Alaska Aleutian island is showing signs of a potentially disruptive explosion in the coming days that could disrupt air traffic, scientists said on Wednesday.
