Massachusetts federal prosecutor says opioids top pot as priority
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ new federal prosecutor on Wednesday said that he will not rule out prosecuting marijuana businesses in a state that has legalized the drug, but that his focus was on the opioid epidemic.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 175 years for sexual abuse
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts, following days of wrenching testimony from about 160 of his victims, inc…
Justice Department demands documents from ‘sanctuary cities’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with “sanctuary cities” that protect illegal immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegally withh…
U.S. warns against unproven opioid addiction products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eleven companies selling products to help people addicted to opioids have no proof to support claims that their pills and treatments aid in overcoming an opioid addiction, two government agencies said on Wednesday.
USDA wants Congress to pass farm bill that meets Trump budget goals
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new U.S. farm bill reflecting the budget goals of the Trump administration should provide crop insurance products that let farmers withstand economic slumps and also cut out waste in nutrition assistance programs, the U.S. Agricul…
Kentucky school shooting kills two, wounds 13, teen arrested
(In Jan 23 item, corrects victim’s last name to Bailey Holt in paragraph 5, error first occurred in update 11.)
Investigators probe motive in deadly Kentucky school shooting
(Reuters) – Investigators in western Kentucky on Wednesday were probing why a 15-year-old boy opened fire in a high school, killing two students and injuring 18 others in the latest in a series of deadly shootings in American schools.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor to be sentenced after week of emotional testimony
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Wednesday heard from three more victims of former long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar before she imposed a sentence on the disgraced physician for molesting young female gymnasts.
Turkey’s Halkbank working with U.S. Treasury, Justice Department after Iran case: Simsek on Bloomberg HT
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish lender Halkbank is working closely with the U.S. Treasury and Justice Department, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Wednesday, after a U.S. jury found one of its executives guilty in an Iran sanctions-busting tria…
Kentucky school shooting kills 2, wounds 13, teen arrested
BENTON, Ky. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding 13 other youths before he was arrested, the state’s gover…
