U.S. appeals court vacates conviction of drug distributor over Botox
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday vacated the conviction of the owner of a wholesale drug distributor accused of selling authentic Botox and other drugs with foreign labels, dealing another setback to the government, which has struggled at …
Ohio passes law barring abortion over Down syndrome diagnosis
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Women in Ohio would be prohibited from receiving abortions because of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis under a bill that passed the state senate on Wednesday and is heading to Republican Governor John Kasich’s desk.
Turkish banker accused of helping Iran launder money seeks mistrial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Turkish banker on trial in New York on charges that he helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions asked a judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial, saying testimony by a former Turkish police investigator should not have been a…
U.S. agency to vote on net neutrality rules despite outcry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Internet service providers clashed with Democrats and celebrities like “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill ahead of a vote on the Trump administration’s plan to revoke net neutrality rules barring the blocking or slowing of internet tr…
Ex-New York town official sentenced to two-and-half years for bond fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former elected official of a New York City suburb was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday following his conviction in what U.S. prosecutors have called the first criminal securities fraud case brought over municipal b…
Firefighters defend homes as huge California wildfire rages on
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters grappling with a wildfire that has burned out of control for 10 days on California’s scenic coastline, destroying more than 700 homes, sought on Wednesday to defend homes from flames whipped by resurgent Santa Ana w…
Accused N.Y. bomber’s family says attack ‘our worst nightmare’
DHAKA (Reuters) – Zulifikar Haider hoped his daughter would live the American dream when she married a fellow Bangladeshi living in the United States, but that dream turned into a nightmare when the family saw pictures of her husband wounded after alle…
Three U.S. men plead guilty to crimes tied to 2016 botnet attacks
(Reuters) – A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet, a network of infected electronics equipment used to knock major websites offline in massive 2…
U.S. judge orders accused New York bomber detained ahead of trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in a busy New York City commuter hub will remain in federal custody while he awaits trial on charges that include supporting a foreign terrorist organization, a judge rule…
U.S. sanctions two Africans over ivory, weapons trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday blacklisted two people it said supported the outlawed Lord’s Resistance Army in Central African Republic through the illegal trade in ivory, weapons and money aimed at fueling conflict in…
