U.S. Northeast storms kill two, snarl transport, cause power outages
(Reuters) – Powerful storms carrying high winds, torrential rain and hail slammed heavily populated parts of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, knocking over trees that killed two people, snarling transport and causing widespread power outages.
California judge tosses state’s physician-assisted suicide law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California judge on Tuesday overturned the state’s physician-assisted suicide statute, ruling that lawmakers did not have the authority to pass it during a special session convened to take up healthcare legislation.
U.S. judges weigh fate of program protecting young immigrants
NEW YORK/PASADENA, California (Reuters) – A panel of three appeals court judges in California on Tuesday asked the federal government to defend its decision to end a program protecting from deportation some immigrants who came to the United States ille…
Cyber attack delays Atlanta mayor’s first budget pitch
(Reuters) – Atlanta’s 2019 budget process has been delayed by a March cyber attack that scrambled a swath of government data, temporarily closing courts, halting bill payments and slowing other key services in the most devastating “ransomware” assault …
Storms slam U.S. Northeast, snarling transport and causing power outages
(Reuters) – Powerful storms packing high winds, torrential rain and hail slammed heavily populated parts of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, snarling transport and causing widespread power outages in an area home to tens of millions of people.
Ash threatens Hawaii communities after volcano explosions
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Rockfalls and explosions at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shot ash into the air on Tuesday as residents for the first time in the 12-day eruption got text messages from county officials warning them the ash could caus…
U.S. state lawsuits against Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic mount
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Litigation against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is intensifying as six more U.S. states on Tuesday announced lawsuits, accusing the company of fueling a national opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing its prescription painkil…
U.S. judge refuses to dismiss ex-Trump aide Manafort’s criminal case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge dealt President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort a major blow on Tuesday by refusing to dismiss criminal charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, after Manafort claimed that Mueller’s…
U.S. agency seeks new authority to disable threatening drones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Homeland Security Department on Tuesday told Congress that the agency needs new legal authority to track threatening drones and disable or destroy them if necessary.
Family of Waffle House victim in Nashville sues accused shooter’s father
(Reuters) – The family of one of the four people killed in last month’s shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the accused shooter’s father, saying he improperly gave his son access to weapo…
