Alphabet, Intel, FedEx, AT&T among drone pilot winners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it had picked 10 drone test programs in California, Tennessee, North Dakota, Nevada and other states to study package delivery, agriculture, pipeline inspections, aircraft main…
Concerns over U.S. court backlog grow with rising border prosecutions
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – At the height of President Barack Obama’s crackdown on illegal crossings from Mexico seven years ago, San Diego’s federal courts were so clogged that immigrants arrested near the border sometimes slept on the floor of…
U.S. indicts three veterans healthcare providers over MiMedx payments
(Reuters) – Three healthcare providers with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs were indicted on charges they excessively used biotech MiMedx Group Inc’s products on patients after accepting meals, trips and gratuities from the company.
California grid operator sees tight power supplies for summer
(Reuters) – California’s electric grid operator has forecast power supplies will be tight this summer due to below average hydropower production and reduced generation, according to an assessment released on Wednesday.
Ohio allows testing self-driving vehicles on state roads
(Reuters) – Ohio on Wednesday became the latest U.S. state to open its roads for testing self-driving vehicles, in a boost to a nascent industry that is facing heightened scrutiny over safety concerns.
U.S. sends rules on drone regulation to White House for review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department has sent two proposed rules to the White House to regulate the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the agency said on Tuesday as it prepared to unveil the winners of new drone pilot proje…
Former New England mob boss murdered witness in 1993: U.S. prosecutor
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former New England mob boss and an associate in 1993 murdered a Boston nightclub manager they suspected of cooperating with investigators, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday at the start of their trial.
Trump says will go forward with border wall plans in California
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will begin work on a section of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Diego, at the request of the major California county.
U.S. judge blocks DEA from suspending drug distributor over opioid sales
(Reuters) – A federal judge blocked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from suspending a Louisiana drug distributor from selling controlled substances over allegations it failed to identify suspicious orders of opioids that were diverted for illi…
Trump says San Diego wants to go forward with its section of border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – San Diego, a major county on the U.S.-Mexico border in California, has asked President Donald Trump’s administration to go forward on constructing its section of his promised border wall, Trump told reporters at the White House o…
