Three charged in shooting after white nationalist’s Florida speech
(Reuters) – A Texas man who shot at protesters after a white nationalist’s speech at the University of Florida and two brothers who urged him to “kill them” have been charged with attempted homicide, police said on Friday.
Oil barge explosion off Texas kills one, fire now out
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and another was missing on Friday after an oil barge being pulled by a tug boat caught fire and exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, officials said.
U.S. judge wrestles with issue of Indonesian immigrants
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge wrestled on Friday with how much longer she can delay a Trump administration move to deport 47 Indonesian Christians who fled deadly violence in that country two decades ago and have been living illegally in New Hampshir…
Pharmacist’s ‘deadly’ choices sparked U.S. meningitis outbreak: prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor told jurors on Friday that a Massachusetts pharmacist gambled with patients’ lives by making drugs in unsafe ways that led to a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, but a defense lawyer said he was no murderer…
Merck to cut 1,800 U.S. sales jobs, add 960 in chronic care
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc , moving to a new sales team structure in the United States, plans to cut 1,800 sales positions, while adding 960 jobs to a new chronic care sales force, the company said on Friday.
Tech companies to lobby for immigrant ‘Dreamers’ to remain in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen…
Prosecutors seek pharmacist’s conviction over U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor on Friday told jurors that a Massachusetts pharmacist, charged with murder for his role in a deadly 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak, acted with a “depraved heart” while knowingly producing non-sterile drugs.
Trump launches petition against NFL players’ anthem protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up the pressure on the National Football League over protests by its players during the national anthem by launching a petition and asking his supporters to show their patriotism by backing…
EPA abandons changes to U.S. biofuel program after lawmaker pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a…
EPA abandons changes to renewable fuel program after lawmaker pressure: letter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of controversial changes to the nation’s renewable fuel program after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers seen by R…
