Undercover investigator able to smuggle blades, drugs into NYC jails: watchdog
(In this February 8 item, corrects last name of DOC commissioner to Brann from Braun in fifth and eighth paragraphs)
Maryland sues Insys to enforce subpoena in opioid probe
(Reuters) – Maryland’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena the state sent Insys Therapeutics Inc as part of a probe into allegations the drugmaker deceptively marketed a fentanyl-based cancer pain medicine.
Mattis says U.S. service members in DACA will generally not be deported
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that service members in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program will not be deported, other than a few exceptions, even as lawmakers debate the fate of child…
U.S. airlines cut involuntary passenger bumping to lowest rate on record
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. airlines reduced the number of passengers involuntarily bumped from their seats on crowded planes to the lowest number on record in 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that co…
Amtrak CEO to testify before U.S. House in wake of accidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson will testify next week before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on the adoption of anti-crash technologies in the wake of a number of fatal accidents involving the U.S. passenge…
Ohio delays execution after ex-juror seeks reprieve for death row inmate
(Reuters) – Ohio Governor John Kasich on Thursday postponed next week’s scheduled execution of a convicted double murderer in light of a letter from a juror in the man’s trial asking that he not be put to death because the jury was not given informatio…
U.S. Olympic swimmer accuses ex-coach of sexual abuse when she was 16
(Reuters) – A former U.S. Olympic swimmer accused a former national team coach of sexually abusing her when she was 16, joining a chorus of young athletes in gymnastics and other sports who have come forward with similar allegations involving team offi…
House speaker says will move on immigration bill after budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said Republicans will move on immigration legislation backed by President Donald Trump after lawmakers finish with the current budget deal.
Trump offshore oil drilling plan draws protest in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Environmental activists in California on Thursday protested a Trump Administration proposal to vastly increase offshore oil drilling in the United States.
