U.S. attorney general says to hire 300 prosecutors to fight crime
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday the Justice Department plans to hire 300 additional assistant U.S. attorneys to help fight a recent national increase in crime, including a focus on transnational gangs such as MS-13.
Police hunt gunman who killed three in Alabama trailer park
(Reuters) – Police in Alabama hunted on Wednesday for a gunman who shot and killed three people in a mobile home park near Birmingham before fleeing into nearby woods, police and local media said.
Second ex-State Street executive admits guilt in U.S. fraud case
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former State Street Corp executive on Wednesday became the second person to plead guilty to participating in what U.S. prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud six clients through secret commissions on billions of dollars of trades….
Crews fight dozens of California wildfires amid July heatwave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews battled dozens of wildfires raging across California on Wednesday, gaining ground on several of the more destructive blazes as forecasters warned that hot, dry, tinderbox conditions would persist across the U.S. West.
U.S. lawmaker wounded in shooting out of intensive care unit: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 3 Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives who was shot and wounded last month, is no longer under intensive care although he remains in serious condition, according to a …
U.S. to crack down on opioid treatment programs: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will unveil this week a major crackdown on healthcare fraud involving opioid treatment programs, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Ex-Christie ally and Bridgegate mastermind avoids prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mastermind of the Bridgegate lane closure scandal, which helped derail New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s presidential ambitions, avoided a prison sentence on Wednesday, after U.S. prosecutors praised his help in their invest…
Laptop ban on direct flights between Morocco and U.S. to be lifted: airline
RABAT (Reuters) – A ban on carrying laptop computers and other large electronic devices in aircraft cabins on direct flights between Morocco and the United States will be lifted on Thursday, Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc said in a statement.
MSNBC host leaving the Republican party, becoming an independent
(Reuters) – Co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and former Republican U.S. congressman Joe Scarborough said on Tuesday that he is leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent during an appearance on a late-night talk show.
Iranian cancer researcher sent home after detained at Boston airport
BOSTON (Reuters) – An Iranian cancer researcher who had been headed to a prominent Boston hospital to work as a scholar was sent back to his country on Tuesday, a day after U.S. immigration officials detained him and his family, media said.
