As U.S. opioid crisis grows, Trump calls for death penalty for dealers
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump spelled out in new detail several steps he favors to fight a U.S. epidemic of opioid abuse, including the execution of drug dealers, a proposal that has gained little support from drug abuse and judic…
Mississippi governor signs strictest U.S. abortion bill
(Reuters) – Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Monday signed the strictest abortion law in the United States, a measure that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of gestation, a lawmaker said.
Austin on edge: Police fear serial bomber behind Texas blasts
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Police in Texas fear a serial bomber planted four powerful explosive devices that have killed two people and injured four others this month, raising fears in the state capital Austin of another attack.
Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street
TEMPE, Ariz./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona, police said on Monday, marking the first fatality involving an autonomous vehicle and a potential blow to the technology expected to …
California regulator proposes to regulate Uber like tour buses, limos
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California regulator issued a proposed decision on Monday classifying Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] as the same type of transportation as limousines and tour buses, a finding that could change how the ride-hailing company …
Supreme Court rejects Arizona challenge to ‘Dreamers’ program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday required Arizona to continue to issue driver’s licenses to the young adult immigrants known as Dreamers, refusing to hear the state’s challenge to an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of th…
Trump pushes drug-dealer death penalty as opioid crisis response
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, targeting the U.S. opioid epidemic, called again on Monday for the execution of drug dealers, a proposal that so far has gained little support in Congress, amid criticism from some drug abuse and cri…
Trump pushes drug-dealer death penalty as opioid crisis response
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, targeting the U.S. opioid epidemic, called again on Monday for the execution of drug dealers, a proposal that so far has gained little support in Congress, amid criticism from some drug abuse and cri…
U.S. SEC awards Merrill Lynch whistleblowers a record $83 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a record $83 million to three whistleblowers tied to a 2016 settlement with Bank of America Corp’s Merrill Lynch brokerage unit, the whistleblowers’ attorney said on Monday.
U.S. SEC awards Merrill Lynch whistleblowers a record $83 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a record $83 million to three whistleblowers tied to a 2016 settlement with Bank of America Corp’s Merrill Lynch brokerage unit, the whistleblowers’ attorney said on Monday.
