Pennsylvania Republicans make case for scrapping new Congress map
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A panel of three federal judges heard arguments on Friday in the latest attempt by Pennsylvania Republicans to block a court-imposed map of voting districts that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning control of the U.S. …
Doctor in Insys opioid kickback scheme gets four years in prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – A Rhode Island doctor was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison after admitting he took kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc to prescribe its fentanyl-based cancer pain drug to people who did not suffer fro…
New York governor requests to exclude state from offshore drilling program
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he had formally asked for the state to be excluded from a federal offshore drilling program that he said would threaten its ocean resources and endanger efforts toward a cleaner energy economy.
Florida governor signs gun-safety bill into law after school shooting
(Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott, a staunch ally of the National Rifle Association (NRA), signed into law on Friday a bill imposing a 21-year-old legal age requirement and three-day waiting period on all gun purchases and allowing the arming of …
Detained immigrants separated from children in U.S. sue Trump administration
(Reuters) – Migrants separated from their children after they were detained for illegally entering the United States filed a class action lawsuit on Friday, claiming there are “hundreds” of parents in the same situation, and that the Trump administrati…
Kentucky man pleads guilty to attacking Senator Rand Paul
(Reuters) – A Kentucky man who attacked U.S. Senator Rand Paul outside his home in November, breaking several of his ribs, pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting a member of Congress resulting in personal injury, according to court officials.
Doctor in Insys opioid kickback scheme gets more than four years in prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – A Rhode Island doctor was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison after admitting he took kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc to prescribe its fentanyl-based cancer pain drug to people who did not suffer fro…
U.S. fails to keep pace with global tourism boom
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States is missing out on a global boom for tourism, hurt by a so-called Trump slump and currency exchange rates, travel industry experts said at a gathering in Berlin this week.
Broadcom promises on security, Qualcomm revamps board
(Reuters) – Broadcom Ltd has promised not to sell critical national security assets to foreign buyers if its deal to buy chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is approved, another effort by the Singapore-based firm to appease U.S. security concerns.
Broadcom says will not sell national security assets to foreign firms
(Reuters) – Broadcom Ltd said in a letter to U.S. Congress on Friday that it will not sell any critical national security assets to any foreign companies if its $117 billion deal to buy chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is approved.
