Protesters occupy U.S. Senate building, decry Trump immigration stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several hundred activists occupied a U.S. Senate office building on Thursday, filling it with chants decrying U.S. President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” stance on illegal immigration before lining up to be arrested for refusi…
At least four killed, several injured in Maryland newspaper shooting
(Reuters) – A gunman fired through a glass door at a newspaper in the Maryland capital of Annapolis and sprayed the newsroom with bullets on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring several others, news reports said.
California legislature moves to protect Big Soda from local taxes
(Reuters) – Big Soda scored a major victory on Thursday as California lawmakers voted in favor of a budget bill that included language pre-empting sugar taxes in a key U.S. market, where a handful of municipalities have approved such levies.
U.S. fines CVS for failing to report opioid theft in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil fine to resolve U.S. charges that some of its pharmacies in Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York failed to report in a timely manner the loss or theft of prescription drugs, inc…
U.S. coal industry needs ‘fundamental shift’ to fight black lung: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Coal companies need to make a “fundamental shift” in how they control exposure to coal dust in underground mines to address the recent surge in black lung disease rates, according to a federal report released Thursday.
Women march through Washington against Trump’s immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several hundred activists gathered for an act of “mass civil disobedience” in the U.S. capital on Thursday ahead of weekend protests across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
Melania Trump arrives in Tucson, Arizona to visit Border Patrol center
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – Melania Trump, wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, traveled on Thursday to Arizona for another first-hand look at conditions for children who were brought illegally across the border with Mexico to the United States by their…
U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors for taking part in healthcare frauds that resulted in over $2 billion in losses and contributed to the nation’s opioid epidemic in some cases.
House Republicans shout down No. 2 Justice official in tense hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republican allies of President Donald Trump shouted and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday, alleging he was improperly withholding documents related to the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 c…
Chicago mayor meets with DOT officials on Musk’s tunnel project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with senior U.S. Department of Transportation officials this week to discuss a plan by Elon Musk’s Boring Co to build a $1 billion underground transit system, officials confirmed on Thursday.
