Trump’s drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump’s pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after it became public he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government’s ability to crack down on opioid makers flooding the market with the…
U.S. Justice Dept will review new law’s impact on DEA powers: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said on Tuesday he was very concerned about a report that said new legislation has undermined the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to crack down on opioid dealers and said the …
Dozens still missing in California wildfires, more evacuees return home
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Northern California search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday will continue to comb through burned homes for dozens of people still missing in the state’s deadliest wildfires, which have killed at least 41 people and destroyed t…
GM to test self-driving cars in N.Y. in early 2018: Gov. Cuomo
(Reuters) – General Motors Co plans to test vehicles in fully autonomous mode in New York state in early 2018, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Trial of Islamic State beheading plot in Massachusetts nears end
BOSTON (Reuters) – The case of a Massachusetts man who prosecutors say plotted to attack police and behead a conservative blogger on behalf of Islamic State nears a close on Tuesday as lawyers make closing arguments.
NFL weighs protesting players’ passion against Trump rebukes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – National Football League officials on Tuesday weighed the fervor of players who protest racism by kneeling for the national anthem against the anger of U.S. President Donald Trump as their two-day autumn meeting began in New York C…
California wildfire evacuees allowed home as crews search for bodies
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – More evacuees were expected to return home on Tuesday in Northern California where the state’s deadliest wildfires have killed at least 41 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Search suspended for worker missing after Louisiana oil platform explosion
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a worker missing from an oil production platform in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain that exploded and caught fire late on Sunday.
Florida governor declares emergency before white nationalist’s speech
(Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of a speech by a white nationalist leader later this week at the University of Florida, in order to free up resources to prepare for possible violence.
Searchers pick through burned-out California homes for bodies
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Search-and-rescue teams combed through gutted homes across California’s celebrated wine country on Monday, looking for the charred bodies of those killed in the state’s deadliest wildfires, as survivors slowly began retur…
