Judge narrows bribery case against New Jersey Democratic Senator Menendez
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday threw out several bribery charges against Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, five days after U.S. prosecutors announced they would seek to retry him after his first trial ended with a hung jury.
China’s illegal opioids enter U.S. through Postal Service gaps: probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Illegal shipments of the powerful and addictive opioid fentanyl are pouring into the United States by mail from China and the U.S. Postal Service must step up the use of high-tech detection methods to fight the problem, according…
Four U.S. citizens killed in Jan. 20 attack on Kabul hotel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. citizens were killed and two injured in Saturday’s attack by the Taliban on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
Trump administration presses ‘sanctuary cities’ for documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with so-called sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegal…
Friends mourn young sports fans slain in Kentucky school shooting
(Reuters) – When a teenaged boy opened fire in a Kentucky high school, he claimed the lives of two young, well-liked sports enthusiasts and traumatized a small farming town, where investigators on Wednesday tried to piece together the shooter’s motive….
Philip Morris sees six million U.S. smokers switching to iQOS device if cleared
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Philip Morris International Inc told a U.S. advisory panel on Wednesday that it expects around 6 million smokers to switch completely to its iQOS electronic tobacco device if the company is allowed to claim it is less risky than …
Abortion rights group Planned Parenthood’s president to step down: Buzzfeed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The president of Planned Parenthood plans to step down from the reproductive rights group after more than a decade on the job, Buzzfeed news reported on Wednesday, citing two anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
Massachusetts federal prosecutor: opioids, not pot, are priority
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ new federal prosecutor said on Wednesday he will not rule out prosecuting marijuana businesses in a state that has legalized the drug, but stressed that his focus is on the opioid epidemic.
‘I’ve signed your death warrant,’ judge tells abusive ex-USA Gymnastics doctor
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – As his victims wept in a Michigan courtroom on Wednesday, disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts who were entrusted to his care…
Trump administration demands documents from ‘sanctuary cities’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with so-called sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegal…
