U.S. miners seek reversal of uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. mining industry asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn an Obama-era rule that prohibits the mining of uranium on public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park.
Trump’s military parade planned for Veterans Day – without tanks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A military parade requested by President Donald Trump will take place in November on Veterans Day in Washington D.C., but to minimize damage to roads it will not include tanks, a Pentagon memo released on Friday said.
Gunman holed up at California veterans home with three hostages
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – A gunman who once served in the U.S. military exchanged fire with police on Friday at a California veterans home, where he held three employees hostage as police negotiators sought to make contact with him for nearly eigh…
Spirit Airlines asks FAA for ground stop for all its flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday for a ground stop for all its flights systemwide due to company computer issues, FAA said in a tweet.
Gunman takes hostages after shots fired at California veterans home
(Reuters) – A gunman entered a party at a California home for disabled veterans on Friday, fired shots and took at least three hostages, local media and authorities reported, but there were no reports of injuries as police surrounded the facility.
Walgreen must face lawsuit over U.S. generic drug pricing
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ordered Walgreen Co to face most of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the drugstore chain of fraudulently overcharging customers for a decade when they bought generic drugs through private insurance, Medicar…
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 …
