Corruption trial of ex-aide to NY Governor Cuomo gets underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor told a Manhattan jury on Tuesday that Joseph Percoco, a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, took more than $300,000 in bribes from executives at two companies that did business with the state governm…
U.S. lets more healthcare workers prescribe opioid addiction treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday it had changed a regulation to allow more healthcare professionals to prescribe a medication used to treat opioid addiction, opening up access in rural America where there …
U.S. attorney general orders probe of FBI agents’ text messages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered an investigation into missing text messages exchanged between two Federal Bureau of Investigation staffers accused of expressing views against President Donald Trump, the Justice De…
U.S. Attorney General orders probe of FBI agents’ texts: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered an investigation into texts exchanged between two officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are accused of expressing views against President Donald Trump, the Republican…
Two students dead, 12 others wounded by gunfire in Kentucky high school shooting
(Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun in his high school in western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding a dozen other youths before being arrested, the state’s governor and police said.
Floridians to decide on ending lifetime ban on voting for felons
(Reuters) – Floridians will be asked in November whether to restore voting rights to people convicted of serious crimes who have completed their sentence after campaigners collected enough signatures on Tuesday to get the proposal included on the ballo…
Five missing workers in Oklahoma well fire presumed dead
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Officials on Tuesday called off the search for five missing workers and declared it “a recovery mission,” a day after a fiery explosion at an oil and gas drilling site in eastern Oklahoma.
Trump administration expands access to opioid medication
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More healthcare workers can prescribe an opioid medication under a U.S. measure announced on Tuesday that expands treatment options for rural residents with limited access to physicians.
One dead, several wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
(Reuters) – One person was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting on Tuesday at a high school in western Kentucky, where the lone suspect was arrested shortly after the violence erupted, state police said.
New York City sues drug companies over opioid epidemic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City on Tuesday sued eight companies that make or distribute prescription opioids, blaming them for fuelling a deadly epidemic afflicting the most populous U.S. city.
