UCLA players apologize for shoplifting in China, thank Trump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three UCLA basketball players who had been detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting admitted on Wednesday that they stole items from three stores, and they thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his help in winning their r…
Thousands mourn nine family members killed in Texas church shooting
FLORESVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – About 3,000 people packed a funeral service on Wednesday to mourn a Texas family that suffered losses to three generations when a man with an assault weapon opened fire at a rural church on Nov. 5 and killed 26 people.
U.S. presses more cities, states on immigrant ‘sanctuary’ policies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday told 29 states, cities or counties it believes they are violating a law prohibiting them from limiting information sharing with U.S. immigration officials, and it asked them for details on their com…
U.S. attorney general to meet with House intelligence panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to appear behind closed doors for an interview with the U.S. House of Representatives’ intelligence committee on Nov. 30, a Department of Justice spokesman said on Wednesday.
U.S. Justice Dept eyes spring to release findings on FBI handling of Clinton email probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The internal watchdog at the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday he hopes to complete his review by early spring into whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation erred when it announced it was reopening its investigation in…
Ohio delays another execution after struggling to find vein
(Reuters) – The Ohio government called off the execution of a 69-year-old convicted murderer after it was under way on Wednesday because officials could not find a suitable vein in the inmate, who is sick with cancer and other diseases, state officials…
Keystone XL opponents make last-gasp effort in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Nebraska/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Opponents of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline have launched a last-minute public relations blitz before Nebraska regulators weigh in on its route next week in the last big regulatory hurdle for the long-delaye…
Astellas faces U.S. probe over patient assistance charity support
BOSTON (Reuters) – Astellas Pharma Inc has become the latest company to reveal it has become the subject of a U.S. probe into drugmakers’ financial support of charities offering assistance to Medicare patients seeking help to cover out-of-pocket drug c…
Nearly 1.5 million people signed up for Obamacare plans so far: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 800,000 people signed up for Obamacare individual health insurance plans in the second week of open enrollment, U.S. government health officials said on Wednesday, bringing the total number of sign-ups to nearly 1.5 mil…
Head of U.S. National Counterterrorism Center departing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The highly regarded head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, which coordinates intelligence sharing on militant plots, is retiring at the end of the year, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said in a statement …
