New York rail operator bolsters security after London bombing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The bombing of a packed London commuter train on Friday prompted officials to beef up security on New York City’s subway system, major commuter rail networks, at airports and other locations.
Appeals court revives California foie gras ban
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday revived a California law banning the sale of foie gras made from force-fed birds in the state.
Bill Cosby’s retrial for sexual assault set for April
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges will begin on April 2 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a judge ruled on Friday.
St. Louis braces for protests after murder acquittal for ex-cop
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A Missouri judge on Friday found a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty of murder in the shooting death of a black man, stirring feelings of anger and frustration in the black community.
Nearly 2 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma’s wake
MIAMI (Reuters) – About 1.9 million homes and businesses in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas remained without power from Hurricane Irma on Friday, five days after the deadly storm ripped through the U.S. Southeast.
Ex-St. Louis policeman acquitted of murdering black motorist
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A Missouri judge on Friday found a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty of murder in the shooting death of a black man after a car chase in 2011, prosecutors said.
Harvard withdraws fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning
(Reuters) – Harvard University on Friday withdrew a fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of leaking classified data, after two leaders in the U.S. intelligence community distanced themselves from…
Drug industry on tenterhooks as Maryland price-gouging law nears
(Reuters) – As U.S. consumer outrage grows over prescription drug prices, state authorities and patient advocates in Maryland are preparing to enforce the nation’s first law designed to punish drugmaker price-gouging.
Trump says travel ban should be ‘larger, tougher and more specific’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pushed back against efforts to rein in his administration’s ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries that also limits refugees, saying the controversial ban…
Oil and chemical spills from Hurricane Harvey big, but dwarfed by Katrina
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – More than 22,000 barrels of oil, refined fuels and chemicals spilled at sites across Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, along with millions of cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of tons of other toxic substances, a R…
